This document provides a lesson on modifying nouns with adjectives and nouns. It discusses the usual order of adjectives, linking verbs and adjectives, adjectives versus adverbs, expressions of quantity and subject-verb agreement, and indefinite pronouns. The lesson contains examples and exercises for learners to practice the concepts covered.

1. Learn English With Les
Learn English With Les Grammar
Essentials Lesson

2. Nouns And Modifiers
CONTENTS
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1. Modifying Nouns with Adjectives and Nouns
2. Word Order of Adjectives
3. Linking Verbs + Adjectives
4. Adjectives and Adverbs
5. Expressions of Quantity: All Of, Most Of, Some Of,…
6. Expressions of Quantity: Subject-Verb Agreement
7. Using Every, Everyone, Everybody, Everything
8. Indefinite Pronouns: Something, Someone, Somebody,…

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Noun or Adjective
truck
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delicious
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Noun or Adjective ?

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interesting
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Noun or Adjective ?

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MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS
I bought an old book.

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MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS
ADJECTIVE + NOUN
(a) I bought an old book.
adjective noun

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MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS
NOUN + NOUN
(b) I bought a science book.
(c) We went to a dre s s shop.
nouns nouns
We went to a dresses shop.?
noun as adject i v e singular

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MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS
ADJECTIVE + NOUN + NOUN
(d) I bought a thick science book.
I bought a science thick book.?

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Let’s Practice
The y o u n g g i r l is swimming.
adjective ? noun?

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I put the c o f f e e c u p away.
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noun used
?
as adjective noun
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Let’s Practice
The n i c e w a i t e r gave me a cold soda.
? ?
adjective noun

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WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
a large red car

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(a) a large red car
a red large car ?
two adjectives
large red
size
WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
color

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WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(b) a wonderful old car
(c) a delicious red apple
(d) a good Italian pizza
age
color
opinion nationality

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WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(e) OPINION ADJECTIVES
dangerous favorite important
difficult good interesting
dirty happy strong
expensive honest
wonderful many other
adjectives
opinion
adjectives

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gold
tin
marble
(1)
OPINION
nice
funny
tasty
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(2)
SIZE
thin
little
big
(3)
AGE
young
old
ancient
(4)
COLOR
grey
pink
white
(5)
NATIONALITY
French
Korean
Italian
(f) a funny little story
(g) a tasty pink grapefruit
(h) a nice French gold necklace
(6)
MATERIAL
WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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gold
tin
marble
nice
funny
tasty
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
thin
little
big
young
old
ancient
grey
pink
white
French
Korean
Italian
(1)
OPINION
(2)
SIZE
(3)
AGE
(4)
COLOR
(5)
NATIONALITY
(6)
MATERIAL
WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(i) a big ancient white Italian marble statue
RARE

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lovely new
glass
a ________________ lovely new
glass
pitcher
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cute little
yellow
a _____________ cute little
yellow
chick
Let’s Practice

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porcelain
Chinese
lovely
a _____________________ lovely Chinese porcelain
vase
Let’s Practice

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LINKING VERBS + ADJECTIVES
The wedding was lovely.

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BE + ADJECTIVE
LINKING VERBS + ADJECTIVES
(a) The wedding was lovely.
be + adjective

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LINKING + ADJECTIVE
VERB
LINKING VERBS + ADJECTIVES
(b) The band sounded terrific.
(c) The bride looked beautiful.
(d) The food tasted delicious.
(e) The bouquet smelled fresh.
(f) Everyone felt happy.
common linking v e r b s: look, smell,
feel, taste, and sound

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good calm terrific
happy sick fine
Marisa feels _s_ic_k_.
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John got a great new job.
He feels _h_a_p_p_y .
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bad
calm
sick
lazy
happy
terrible

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look delicious
All of these things ____________.
look salty
look terrible
look delicious
smell bad
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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
Katya is a slow reader.

29. adjective noun adverb action
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(a) Ada is a slow reader.
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
careful
slow
quick
easy
carefully
slowly
quickly
easily
ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
(b) Ada reads slowly.

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
(c) Len is a fast runner.
(d) Len runs fast.
ADJECTIVES ADVERBS
fast
hard
early
late

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ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
(e) Lou is a good runner.
(f) Lou runs well.
ADJECTIVE ADVERB
good well

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clear clearly
I can see ______.
clearly
It is a _____ clear
day.
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easy easily
Let’s Practice
When you study enough, exams are _e_a_s_y_.

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careful carefully
Let’s Practice
Everyone should be _c_a_re_f_u_l when they drive.
Everyone should drive _c_a_re_f_u_lly_.

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF
Darren likes all
of his classes.

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF
(a) Darren likes all of his classes.
(b) Alex likes most of his classes.
(c) Jung-Min likes some of her classes.
all of most of some of

37. EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF
(d) Hamid likes almost all of his classes.
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all of almost all of

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all of
almost all of
most of
some of
Let’s Practice
_______ these Some of shapes are hearts.

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Let’s Practice
all of
almost all of
most of
some of
M__o_s_t _o_f these shapes are green.

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Let’s Practice
__________ Almost all of
the kittens
are looking up.
all of
almost all of
most of
some of

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
All of your homework is correct.

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
(a) All of your homework is correct.
all of + singular noun + singular verb

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
(b) All of those dogs are friendly.
all of + plural noun + plural verb

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
(c) Some of his house is messy.
some of + singular noun + singular verb

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
(d) Some of my dogs are old.
some of + plural noun + plural verb

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EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT
(a) All of your homework is correct.
(b) All of those dogs are friendly.
(c) Some of his house is messy.
(d) Some of my dogs are old.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS OF QUANITITY
all of a lot of most of
almost all of half of some of

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is
are
Let’s Practice
All of this paper _is_ for the computer.

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Some of the food they cooked ____
was
terrible!
Let’s Practice
was were

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Let’s Practice
is
are
Almost all of my cookbooks _a_re_ old.

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USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, EVERYTHING
Every class has a teacher.

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USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, EVERYTHING
(a) Every class has a teacher.
(b) All of the classes have teachers.
Every of the classes has a teacher.
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Every classes have a teacher.?
every + singular noun

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USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, EVERYTHING
(c) Everyone has feelings.
(d) Everybody has feelings.
same
meaning
everyone
everybody singular verb

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USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY, EVERYTHING
(e) I studied everything the teacher gave us.
everything = each thing
(f) Everything looks delicious.
everything singular verb

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games
All of the ______ you taught
me ___ fun.
are
game
games
is
are
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55. Everyone _sa_y_s_ that this _is_ a great school.
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say
says
is
are
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do does has have
Let’s Practice
_D_o_ all of the newcell phones _h_a_v_e
strong signals?

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY
I want something new to wear.

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY
STATEMENT
(a) I want something new to wear.
(b) I met someone from Uzbekistan.
NEGATIVE
(c) I don’t have anything new to wear.
(d) I didn’t meet anyone at school.

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY
QUESTION
(e) Do you need something?
Do you need anything?
(f) Did you meet someone at school?
Did you meet anyone at school?

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INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY
someone = somebody
anyone = anybody
Somebody and anybody 
more common in speaking

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something
someone
anything
anyone
Let’s Practice
I found _s_o_m_e_o_n_e_ to go skating with you.

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something
someone
anything
anyone
Let’s Practice
He cooked _s_o_m_e_t_h_in_g_ delicious for dinner.

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something
someone
anything
anyone
Let’s Practice
Is there ______________ anyone/someone you want to call?

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The End
End of the Lesson