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EXERCISE
1
:
How are these words usually used, as
NO~S
or
ADJECTIVES?
Use each word
in
a
sentence.
1.
busy
+
I'm
too busy to go to
2.
computer
,
ADJ
+
Computers are machmes.
3.
tall
NOUN
ADJ
4.
apartment
NOUN
AD)
5.
Tom
NOUN
AD)
6.
intelligent
om
AD)
7.
hand
NOUN
AD)
8.
good
NOUN
AD)
9.
monkey
NOUN
AD)
10.
young
NOUN
ADJ
1
1.
music
NOUN
ADJ
12.
expensive
NOUN
AD)
13.
grammar
NOUN
AD)
8-1
MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
ADJECTIVE
+
NOUN
Adjectives
can
modify nouns,
L-
1.
<a). See
Chart
(a)
I
bought an
axpensive
book.
4-2
for a list of common adjectives.
NOUN
+
NOUN
Nouns
can
modify other nouns.
In
@):
gmmmar
(b)
I
bought a
grmnmcrr
book
is a noun that
is
used as an adjective
to
modify
another noun
(book).
I
NOUN
f
NOUN
(c)
He works at a
shoe
store.
(d) WCORRECT:
He
works
at
a
shoes store.
A noun that is used as
an
adjective is always
in
its
singular
form.
In
(c): the store sells shoes, but it
is
called
a
shoe
(singular
form)
store.
~wcm
+
NOUN
+
NOUN
Both
an
adjective and a noun
can
modify a noun;
(e)
I
bought an
axpdve
grammar
book.
the adjective comes
ht,
the noun second.
I
(
f
)
INCORRECT:
I
bought
a
gmmmar
expensive book.
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EXERCISE
2:
Find the
ADJECTIVES
and identify the nouns they modify.
4
1.
I
drank some ha tea.
2. My grandmother is a wise woman.
3.
English is not my native language.
4.
The busy waitress poured coffee into the empty cup.
5.
A
young man carried the heavy suitcase for Furniko.
6.
I
sat in an uncomfortable chair at the restaurant.
7.
There is international news on the front page of the newspaper.
8.
My
uncle is a wonderful man.
EXERCISE
3:
Find the
NOUNS
USED AS
ADJECTIVES
and identify the nouns they modify.
fl
1.
We sat at the
kitchen
table.
2.
I
bought some new CDs at the music store.
3.
We met Jack at the miin station.
4.
Vegetable soup is nutritious.
5.
The movie theater is next to the furniture store.
6.
The waiter handed us a lunch menu.
7.
The traffic light was red, so we stopped.
8.
Ms. Bell gave me her business card.
EXERCISE
4:
Complete the sentences. Use the information in the fust part of the sentence.
Use
A
NOUN
THAT
MODIFIES ANOTHER
NOUN
in
the completion.
1.
Vases that are used for flowers
are
called
flower vases.
2.
A
cup that is used for coffee is called
a coffee CUD.
3.
A
story that appears
in
a newspaper is called
Rooms
in
hotels are called
Soup that is made of beans is called
6.
A
worker in an office is called
7.
A
room that contains computers is called
8.
Seats on airplanes are called
9.
A
bench that is found in a park is called
10.
A
tag that gives the price of something is called
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EXERCISE
5:
Which noun in the list can be used with
all
three of the nouns used as
modifiers? For example, in the frst sentence below, the completion can be
a
university educatwn, a high school education,
and
a college education.
oficial
/
education program store
tickets
number room
university
1.
Jane has a
education.
furniture
i.
we
went
to a {shoe
]
clothing
history
3.
1
too"
"2ce]
horse
4.
we watched a
(;a;t
1
government
5.
I
ed to a
{
c
)
school
vegetable
6
Mom made some (bean
1
chicken
7.
He told me about
a
television
zut er
1
8.
We took alan
airplane
9.
I
couldn't
find
my
3)
telephone
10.
What is your
license plate
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1.
We bought some
(2::::t]
airplane
hospital
2.
We it Sue
h
her (hot
)
dormitory
EXERCISE
6:
Each item lists two
NOUNS
and one
ADJECTIVE.
Put them
in
the correct order.
1.
homework
The teacher gave us a
/o-m~nt.
long
assignment
2.
program
I
watched a
good
telarision
3.
road
mountain
dangerous
We drove on a
4.
automobile
Janet was
in
a
,
bad
acniient
5.
arh'cle
I
read an
magazine
interesting
6.
delicious
Mrs. Green made some
vegetable
soup
7.
card
My
sister gave me
a
funny
bitthday
8.
nam
People don't like to sit
in
seats
.
.
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WORD ORDER ADJECTIVE:
(b)
INCORRECT:
a red large car
(c) a
beautffulyoung
woman
(d) a
beautfful red
car
(e) a
beautfful Greek
island
(
f
)
OPINION
AD]ECTNES
dangerous
favorite imponant
d#kult
good inmstihg
dirty
hatW
SmW
expensive honest wondet$l
In
(a): two adjectives
(large
and
red)
modify a
noun
(carJ.
Adjectives follow a particular orda. In
(a), an adjective describing
.she
(large)
comes
before
color
(red)
.
The adjective
beautiful
expresses an opinion.
Opinion adjectives usually come before
all
other
adjectives.
In (c): opinion precedes age.
In
(d):
opinion precedes color.
In
(e): opinion precedes nationality.
There are many opinion adjectives. The words
in
(f) are examples of common opinion adjectives.
OPINION
beautiful
dsliclous
kind
USUAL WORD ORDER OP ADJECTIVES
(4)
(9
(6)
COLOR
NATION&
MAIBRUL
red
Greek
metal
blue
Chinese
glass
bhh Mexican
plastic
(g)
some
delicious Meuican
food
(h) a
anallglrras
vase
(
i
)
a
kind
old
Chinese
man
A noun is usually modified by only one or two
adjectives, although sometimes there
are
three.
*NO=: Adjectives
that
describe
nationality
are
capitalized: Korean, Venezuelan,
Saudi
Arabian,
etc.
(i
wa:
r
a
beautiful small old bmwn Greek metal win
,7,,1,
EXERCISE
7:
Put
the
italicized
words
in
the
correct
order.
It is very rare to fmd a long list of adjectives
in
front of a noun.
1.
glass
a
tall
gb~5
vase
tall
2.
delicious
some food
Thai
'
3.
red
smaN
some tomatoes
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4.
old
big
bmwn
5.
narrow
dirt
6.
young
serious
7.
long
black
beautiful
some
COWS
a road
d
woman
hair
8.
Chinese
a/an work of art
famous
Ii.
old
9,
leather
bmwn
thin
A
belt
10.
wonderful
a/an story
old
Native American
EXERCISE
8:
Complete
the
sentences with words from the list below.
Asian
d
cotton polite
brick important
Canadian leather
unhappy
coffee
1.
Jack is wearing a white
cOtton
shirt.
2.
Hong Kong is an important
city.
3.
I'm wearing some comfortable old
shoes.
.I ,
4.
Tommy was
alan
little boy when he broke his
favorite toy.
5.
Ann
has alan
wool blanket on her bed.
6.
Our dorm
is
a
tall
red
building.
7.
The computer is a/an
modern invention.
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8.
My nephew has good manners. He is always a/an
young man, especially to his elders.
9.
Jack always carries a large blue
cup
with
him.
10.
Ice hockey is a popular
sport.
EXERCISE
9:
Add
ADJECTIVES
or
NOUNS USED
AS
ADJECTIVES
to the sentences below.
1.
We had some hot food.
2.
My dog, Rover, is alan
old dog.
3.
We bought a blue
blanket.
4.
Alice has gold earrings.
5.
Tom has short hair.
6.
Mr. Lee is alan
young man.
7.
Jack lives
in
a large
brick house.
8.
I
bought a big suitcase.
9.
Sally picked a/an
red flower.
10.
Ali
wore an old
shirt to the picnic.
NOUNS. ADJECTIVES. AND PRONOUNS
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EXERCISE 10-ERROR ANALYSIS:
Many, but not
all,
of the following sentences contain
mistakes in the word order of modifiers. Find and correct the mistakes.
Make
changes in the use of
a
and
an
as necessary.
on old wood
1.
Ms. Lane has
.Ilrnnrl
desk in her office.
2. She put the flowers in a blue glass vase.
(no
change)
L:
,,
r
*I.
-
.%
3.
The Great Wall is a Chinese landmark famous.
:.
,'
"1
.
I
i
4.
I read a newspaper article interesting this morning.
5.
Spiro gave me a wonderful small black Greek box as a birthday present.
6.
Alice reached down and put her hand in the mountain cold stream.
7.
Pizza is my favorite food Italian.
8.
There was a beautiful flower arrangement on the kitchen table.
9.
Jack usually wears brown old comfortable shoes leather.
10.
Gnats
are black tiny insects.
1 1. I used a box brown cardboard to mail a gift to my sister.
12. Tony has a noisy electric fan in his bedroom window.
13.
James is a middle-aged handsome man with brown short hair.
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EXERCISE
I
1
-ORAL:
Practice modifying nouns.
STUDENT
A:
Your book is open. Say the words in each item. Don't let your
'
"
intonation drop because Student
B
is going to finish the phrase.
STUDENT
B:
Your book is closed. Complete Student A's phrase with a noun.
Respond as quickly as you can with the fust noun that comes to mind.
Example:
adark
.
STUDENTA:
a dark
STUDENT
B:
night (room, building, day, cloud, etc.)
Example:
some ripe
. . .
STUDENT
A:
some ripe
STUDENTB:
SOUP
STUDENT
A:
some ripe soup??
I
don't think soup can be called ripe.
STUDENT
B:
Okay. How about "some ripe fruit"?
OR:
"some ripe bananas"!
STUDENT
A:
That's good. Some ripe fruit or some ripe bananas.
1.
a kitchen.
.
.
11.
a birthday
.
A.
,g
':
%
2.
a busy
.
12.
a computer
. . .
&
I
I
.
.
3.
apublic.
. .
13.
a baby.
. .
$
.
/
.I
.
1
4.
a true.
. .
14.
asoft
.
'
I'
I
,p:
+,
;;
,
i.
5.
some expensive
.
.
.
I
:
.
,
,
15.
an easy
.
.
.
.
.
,
6.
an
interesting old
. . .
16.
a government.
.
.
.
-,.
.
<',
i
1
7.
an airplane
. . .
17.
some hot.
. .
-
.%.
.
.
,
~,
.;
".
:F,
,
i
.
.
A.
8.
a dangerous
. .
.
,
/,,
18.
a flower.
.
.
.
.
:
<.
'
I
9.
a beautiful Korean
. .
.
*.
19.
a bright.
. .
if
1/11
'
10.
some delicious Mexican
. . .
8,
V
-
I
Switch
roles.
%'
2 1.
a telephone
.
. .
22.
a fast.
. .
23.
some comfortable.
. .
24.
a foreign
.
. .
25'.
a
famous Italian
. . .
26.
a bus.
. .
27.
a history
. . .
28.
a rubber bicycle
29.
a hospital
30.
a movie
20.
some small round.
.
.
*,
i'
-7
3 1.
some great old
32.
a television
33.
a very deep
34.
an office
.
. .
3.5.
a gray wool.
.
.
36.
an afternoon
. .
.
37.
an empty.
.
.
38.
a wonderful South American.
. .
39.
a bedroom.
.
.
40.
a
science
NOUNS.
ADJECTIVES,
AND
PRONOUNS
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-
"
(b)
Mike ate
most of
his
food.
(c)
Susie ate
some of
her
food.
all of
=
100%
most of
=
a large part, but not all
some of
=
a small or medium part
(a)
Rita
ate
all of
the
food
on her olate.
All of, most of,
and
some of
express quantities.
v[{,';$;
i,:,
I,
\.;k.,!,4d
I
5%.
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(d) Matt ate
almost all
qf
his food.
(e)
INCORRECT:
Matt ate almost of
his
food.
EXERCISE
12:
Complete the sentences with
(almost)
all
of, most oJ
or
some oJ;
all of
=
100%
almost all of
=
95%99%
Almost
is
used
with
aN; all
cannot be omitted.
1.2,4,6,8:
Allof
these numbers are even.
2.
1, 3,
5,
7:
these numbers are odd.
3.
1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9:
these numbers are odd.
4.
1,
3, 4, 6, 7, 8:
these numbers are odd.
5.
1,
3,4, 5,7,9:
these numbers are odd.
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NOUN
AD)
13.
grammar
NOUN
AD)
8-1
MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
ADJECTIVE
+
NOUN
Adjectives
can
modify nouns,
L-
1.
<a)
AND
PRONOUNS
.
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-
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(b)
Mike ate
most of
his
food.
(c)