Descriptive adjs or adjs of quality include those of size, shape, age, type, colour, material, origin, purpose and opinion (or general description).. The positions of descriptive adjs a[r]
(1)(2)(3)Descriptive adjectives
Descriptive adjs or adjs of quality include those of size, shape, age, type, colour, material, origin, purpose and opinion (or general description).
The positions of descriptive adjs are: attribute (before the noun) and predicative ( after a verb such as be, become, get, seem, feel,
(4)-persistent (a)=continuing without interruption ( dai d¼ng)
-bushy (n)=covered with bushes (rËm r¹p)
-piercing (a)=( of sounds) penetrating (the thÐ, ®inh tai)
(5)Linking words : Expected word:
1, and + e 2, or + c 3, but + d
(6)Linking word
-and= also; then, following this ( used to connect words of the same part of speech, phrases and clauses)
-but= on the contrary; in spite of this ( used to connect contrasting ideas)
-either or = the one or the other ( used to connect words or phrases of the same part of
speech; pronoun, noun phrase; verb phrase, adj or adv Phrase)
-neither nor = not the one or the other ( can be used to connect words or phrases of the same
(7)Both and or not only but also is used to
emphasize a combination of two adjectives, nouns, verbs, etc.
● It was both cold and wet
= It was not only cold but also wet. ● He is both an actor and a director.
= He is not only an actor but also a director. ● He both paints and writes
(8)(9)A B 1, and
2, but
3, either or 4,neither nor
a, on the contrary; in spite of
this
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