Grammar

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An old painting.
A big dog.
A round table.
A heavy box.
A red car.
An angry boy.

3. Formation of adjectives
inimitable uncooked
helpful incapable
artistic illegal
attractive impossible
hesitant dishonest
responsible irresponsible
Victorian
foolish
friendly pre-war
famous hyperactive

4. A three-month old baby
A two-litre bottle
A thirty-centimetre ruler
A fifty-dollar dress
A forty-kilo dog
A seventy-acre farm
A twenty-minute break
A two-metre pool
A four-hour drive

5. Adjectives that change their meanings
 The concerned doctor phoned for an ambulance.
The doctor concerned is on holiday at the moment.
 It was a very involved situation.
The person involved has left the company.
 Present employees number 3,000.
The employees present should vote on this.
 It was a proper question.
The question proper wasn’t answered.
 Jane is a responsible girl.
The girl responsible has been fired.

6. There are more facilities for blind people.
There’s a new shelter for homeless people.
Learning sign language is essential for dumb people.

7. She is bored.
The TV show is boring.
Mr Smith is exhausted.
His job is exhausting.

8. He is nice.
She looks angry.
I feel sad.
They seem friendly.
The pizza tastes delicious.
U2’s new album sounds terrific.
We are getting older.
This fish smells awful.

9. A mug.
A coffee mug.
A glass coffee mug.
A beautiful glass coffee mug.
A beautiful decorated glass coffee mug.

10. A gorgeous small modern round white
handmade Nordic iron garden table.

11. Mike is taller than John.
Mike is the tallest in the family.
Lisa is more intelligent than Bart.
Lisa is the most intelligent of the Simpson family.

12. Manolo is a good dog.
He is my best friend.
Cleo is a little Dachshund.
She is smaller than Manolo.
She is the smallest dog I have.

13. little smaller the smallest
little less the least

14. She is the happiest / the most happy girl I know.
Jack is cleverer / more clever than Mike.
The most narrow / the narrowest river of the world is in
Chappaqua, New York.
He is the stupidest / the most stupid boy I’ve ever met.

15. London is five miles farther / further.
There’s no further information.
She’s my elder sister.
My sister is older than me.
My greatgrandfather is the eldest person in the family.
That’s the oldest building in the city.
I bought the latest U2’s album.
I bought the last U2’s album.

16. Amazon Prime is as interesting as Netflix.
Amazon Prime has the same price as Netflix.
Cars aren’t as dangerous as motorbikes.

17. I feel much better today.
Your suitcase is a little heavier than mine.
A Ferrari is a lot more expensive than a BMW.
My English is getting better and better.
- When should we leave?
- The sooner the better.

18. He is a slow walker. She has a loud voice.
He walks slowly. She sings loudly.
She is a friendly person. She always treats me in a friendly way.
He is a fast runner. He runs fast.
He’s in his early fifties.
I finished work early today.
He’s a good cook. He cooks well.

19. She’s a hard worker. She works hard.
I hardly know her.
Free men joined the slaves against the rich.
Children under 10 travel free.
Let’s talk freely.

20. I didn’t like the movie. The story was so stupid.
I didn’t like the movie. It was such a stupid story.

21. I’d like to change my car, but a don’t have enough money.
I can’t run very far. I’m not fit enough.
Let’s go. We’ve waited long enough.
You work too hard.
Let’s get a taxi. It’s too far to walk home.