This document provides a lesson on grammar concepts related to adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and subject-verb agreement. It includes definitions and examples of key grammar structures such as modifying nouns with adjectives, word order of adjectives, linking verbs and adjectives, adjectives vs. adverbs, expressions of quantity and their effect on subject-verb agreement, and indefinite pronouns. Practice examples are provided to reinforce understanding of each concept.

2. CONTENTS
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14-1 Modifying Nouns with Adjectives and Nouns
14-2 Word Order of Adjectives
14-3 Linking Verbs + Adjectives
14-4 Adjectives and Adverbs
14-5 Expressions of Quantity: All Of, Most Of, Some Of,…
14-6 Expressions of Quantity: Subject-Verb Agreement
14-7 Using Every, Everyone, Everybody, Everything
14-8 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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I bought an old book.
14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS

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ADJECTIVE + NOUN
(a) I bought an old book.
adjective noun
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NOUNS

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(c) We went to a dress shop.
(b) I bought a science book.
NOUN + NOUN
nounsnouns
14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS
noun as adjective singular
We went to a dresses shop.?

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(d) I bought a thick science book.
ADJECTIVE + NOUN + NOUN
I bought a science thick book.?
14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND
NOUNS

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The is swimming.young girl
adjective noun? ?
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noun used
as adjective noun
I put the away.coffee cup
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?
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adjective noun
The gave me anicewaiter cold soda.
? ?
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a large red car
14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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(a) a large red car
a red large car ?
two adjectives
size
redlarge
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color

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(b) a wonderful old car
(c) a delicious red apple
(d) a good Italian pizza
age
opinion nationality
color
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dangerous favorite important
difficult good interesting
dirty happy strong
expensive honest wonderful
many other
adjectives
opinion
adjectives
(e) OPINION ADJECTIVES
14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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gold
tin
marble
(f) a funny little story
(g) a tasty pink grapefruit
(h) a nice French gold necklace
nice
funny
tasty
thin
little
big
young
old
ancient
grey
pink
white
French
Korean
Italian
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(1)
OPINION
(2)
SIZE
(3)
AGE
(4)
COLOR
(5)
NATIONALITY
(6)
MATERIAL
14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES

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gold
tin
marble
nice
funny
tasty
thin
little
big
young
old
ancient
grey
pink
white
French
Korean
Italian
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(1)
OPINION
(2)
SIZE
(3)
AGE
(4)
COLOR
(5)
NATIONALITY
(6)
MATERIAL
14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(i) a big ancient white Italian marble statue
RARE

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a ________________ pitcher
lovely new
lovely glass
glass
new
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a _____________ chick
cute little
cute yellow
yellow
little
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porcelain
Chinese
a _____________________ vaselovely Chinese
lovely
porcelain
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The wedding was lovely.
14-3 LINKING VERBS + ADJECTIVES

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(a) The wedding was lovely.
BE + ADJECTIVE
be + adjective
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common linking verbs: look, smell,
feel, taste, and sound
LINKING + ADJECTIVE
VERB
(b) The band sounded terrific.
(c) The bride looked beautiful.
(d) The food tasted delicious.
(e) The bouquet smelled fresh.
(f) Everyone felt happy.
14-3 LINKING VERBS + ADJECTIVES

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Marisa feels ____.sick
good calm terrific
happy sick fine
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John got a great new job.
He feels _____ .happy
bad
calm
sick
lazy
happy
terrible
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All of these things ____________.look delicious
look salty
look terrible
look delicious
smell bad
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Katya is a slow reader.
14-4 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS

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

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

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

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I can see ______.
It is a _____ day.clear
clearly
clear clearly
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When you study enough, exams are _____.easy
easy easily
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Everyone should drive _______.carefully
carefulEveryone should be ______ when they drive.
careful carefully
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Darren likes all
of his classes.
14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF

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(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
14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF

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(d) Hamid likes almost all of his classes.
all of almost all of
14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF,
SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF

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all of
almost all of
most of
some of
_______ these shapes are hearts.Some of
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Most of______ these shapes are green.
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all of
almost all of
most of
some of

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__________ the kittens
are looking up.
Almost all of
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all of
almost all of
most of
some of

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All of your homework is correct.
14-6 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT

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(a) All of your homework is correct.
all of + singular noun + singular verb
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AGREEMENT

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(b) All of those dogs are friendly.
all of + plural noun + plural verb
14-6 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT

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(c) Some of his house is messy.
some of + singular noun + singular verb
14-6 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT

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(d) Some of my dogs are old.
some of + plural noun + plural verb
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AGREEMENT

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(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
14-6 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB
AGREEMENT

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All of this paper __ for the computer.is
is
are
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Some of the food they cooked ____
terrible!
was
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was were

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Almost all of my cookbooks ___ old.are
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is
are

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Every class has a teacher.
14-7 USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY,
EVERYTHING

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Every of the classes has a teacher.
(a) Every class has a teacher.
(b) All of the classes have teachers.
?
?Every classes have a teacher.
every + singular noun
14-7 USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY,
EVERYTHING

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(c) Everyone has feelings.
(d) Everybody has feelings.
same
meaning
everyone
everybody
singular verb
14-7 USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY,
EVERYTHING

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(e) I studied everything the teacher gave us.
(f) Everything looks delicious.
everything = each thing
everything singular verb
14-7 USING EVERY, EVERYONE, EVERYBODY,
EVERYTHING

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All of the ______ you taught
me ___ fun.
games
are
game
games
is
are
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Everyone ____ that this __ a great school.says is
say
says
is
are
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cell phones ____have___ all of the newDo
strong signals?
do does has have
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I want something new to wear.
14-8 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY

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(a) I want something new to wear.
(b) I met someone from Uzbekistan.
STATEMENT
(c) I don’t have anything new to wear.
(d) I didn’t meet anyone at school.
NEGATIVE
14-8 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY

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QUESTION
(e) Do you need something?
Do you need anything?
(f) Did you meet someone at school?
Did you meet anyone at school?
14-8 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY

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someone = somebody
anyone = anybody
Somebody and anybody 
more common in speaking
14-8 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE,
SOMEBODY, ANYTHING, ANYONE, ANYBODY

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I found ________ to go skating with you.someone
something
someone
anything
anyone
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He cooked _________ delicious for dinner.something
something
someone
anything
anyone
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Is there ______________ you want to call?anyone/someone
something
someone
anything
anyone
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