She is enough strong.
She is strong enough.
Would you explain your explanations in detail? I am confused.
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The second one is grammatical, the first one is not. That is the main difference. Enough modifying strong should follow strong. "There are enough apples; the apples are ripe enough to eat."– oerkelensCommented Mar 19, 2014 at 9:11
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@oerkelens Comments are for comments. Answers are for answers.– user230Commented Mar 20, 2014 at 7:01
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The adverb enough is a postmodifier. Unlike most adverbs, it comes after the adjective it modifies.
*She is enough strong.
This is incorrect. Enough should come after strong, not before.
She is strong enough.
This is correct. Enough comes after strong.
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could you also comment on oerkelens' example "There are enough apples"? Is "enough" this example a "noun" as JMB seems to claim in his answer?– NicoCommented Mar 21, 2014 at 9:30
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1@Nico That enough is an adjective, and like most adjectives it can appear attributively ("I have enough apples") or predicatively ("These apples are enough").– user230Commented Mar 21, 2014 at 9:41
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I don't think I fully understand all the uses. "She is enough strong" sounds wrong to me, but I don't see why I can't work as an adjective.– NicoCommented Mar 21, 2014 at 10:04
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1@Nico Adjectives don't modify other adjectives. As an adverb, enough is a postmodifier. In "strong enough", strong is an adjective, so enough must be an adverb and therefore must come after, not before.– user230Commented Mar 21, 2014 at 10:32
You can answer your own question by applying the relevant rule of "enough". Here are two useful rules for "enough":
adjective > enough
Ex: She is wise enough to know when she's making a mistake.
enough > noun
Ex: He had enough strength to be able to climb out of the hole.
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Interesting rule, I hadn't thought of it that way before! You might also explicitly say which of the OP's options is correct, though. Commented Mar 19, 2014 at 23:55
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You're right, I could. I wasn't being short, I just think that knowledge of basic language constructs (nouns, adjectives, verbs etc) is essential when learning a language. I gave enough for OP to make his/her own decision. For future reference, however, the second is correct. "She is strong enough".– JMBCommented Mar 20, 2014 at 0:00