Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 38 views

    Unit 3: Adjectives: 1. Position and Function of Adjectives

    Uploaded by

    Thu Hoai
    This document discusses adjectives and their functions. It covers: 1. The position and functions of adjectives including coming before nouns to describe them, after indefinite pronouns, after forms of "be", and after linking verbs. 2. Commonly used adjective suffixes such as -able, -ible, -ic, -ed, -ing, -less, -ful, -ent, -ous, -ial, -ory, -ish, -ly, -ate, and -ive. 3. Confusable adjectives that can be mistaken for other parts of speech or have similar meanings such as daily/timely and appreciable/appreciative.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Unit 3: Adjectives: 1. Position and Function of Adjectives

    Uploaded by

    Thu Hoai
    38 views3 pages
    This document discusses adjectives and their functions. It covers: 1. The position and functions of adjectives including coming before nouns to describe them, after indefinite pronouns, after forms of "be", and after linking verbs. 2. Commonly used adjective suffixes such as -able, -ible, -ic, -ed, -ing, -less, -ful, -ent, -ous, -ial, -ory, -ish, -ly, -ate, and -ive. 3. Confusable adjectives that can be mistaken for other parts of speech or have similar meanings such as daily/timely and appreciable/appreciative.

    Original Description:

    Unit 3 Adj

    Original Title

    Unit 3 Adj

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    This document discusses adjectives and their functions. It covers: 1. The position and functions of adjectives including coming before nouns to describe them, after indefinite pronouns, after forms of "be", and after linking verbs. 2. Commonly used adjective suffixes such as -able, -ible, -ic, -ed, -ing, -less, -ful, -ent, -ous, -ial, -ory, -ish, -ly, -ate, and -ive. 3. Confusable adjectives that can be mistaken for other parts of speech or have similar meanings such as daily/timely and appreciable/appreciative.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    38 views3 pages

    Unit 3: Adjectives: 1. Position and Function of Adjectives

    Uploaded by

    Thu Hoai
    This document discusses adjectives and their functions. It covers: 1. The position and functions of adjectives including coming before nouns to describe them, after indefinite pronouns, after forms of "be", and after linking verbs. 2. Commonly used adjective suffixes such as -able, -ible, -ic, -ed, -ing, -less, -ful, -ent, -ous, -ial, -ory, -ish, -ly, -ate, and -ive. 3. Confusable adjectives that can be mistaken for other parts of speech or have similar meanings such as daily/timely and appreciable/appreciative.

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOC, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as doc, pdf, or txt
    of 3

    UNIT 3: ADJECTIVES

    1. Position and function of adjectives


    - Comes before noun and describes the noun in different ways, eg: a tall boy,
    an angry man, a beautiful flower
    Ex: We are seeking……………individuals to participate in those outdoor
    activities
    A. Interest B. interested C. interestingly
    - When modifying indefinite pronouns as Something, anything, nothing…,
    adjectives come after the pronoun they modify
    Ex: We need to think of something special in order to attract customers
    - Comes after “be”
    Ex: The company‘s profit were………………enough to attract potential
    investor
    A. Impressive B. impression C. impress
    - Comes after linking verbs
    These verbs are used in the same position as “be”
    Verbs: get; become; remain; seem; look; sound; stay
    Ex: Workers will become accustomed to operating the machine.
    - Used as an object complement after such verbs as “make; keep; find”
    Ex: His speech made the audience encouraged
    I find music impressive

    2. Commonly used adjective suffixes

    -able Capable employee


    -ible Eligible participants
    -ic Economic growth
    -ed Detailed information
    -ing Interesting film
    -less Hopeless project
    -ful Successful candidate
    -ent Current position
    -ous Various benefits
    -ial Potential customers
    -ory Compulsory registration
    -ish Selfish person
    -ly Timely manner
    -ate moderate
    -ive Competitive price

    3. Confusable adjectives
    - Adjectives that look like adverbs
    Note that some adjectives are formed by adding-ly to nouns
    and some adverbs are formed by adding –ly to adjectives

    Daily timely weekly orderly


    Monthly costly quarterly lively
    Yearly lonely friendly elderly
    Lovely deadly silly

    - Adjectives confusable in meanings

    Appreciable Industrial
    Appreciative Industrious
    Beneficent Memorable
    Beneficial Memorial
    Classic Momentary
    classical Momentous
    Continual Responsible
    Continuous Responsive
    Considerable Sensitive
    Considerate Sensible
    Economic Respectful
    Economical Respective
    Healthy Successive
    Healthful Successful
    Ex:
    1. Job seekers spend…………..time writing their résumé’s and cover letter.
    A. Consider C. considerate
    B. Considerable D. consideration

    2. We are…………..of your doing business with us.


    A. Appreciable C. appreciate
    B. Appreciate D. appreciating

    Exercise:
    Directions: Mark the choice that best complete the sentences

    1. This ticket remains…………..for three months


    A. Effective C. effect
    B. Effectively D. effectual
    2. The nuclear power plant will not become…………..until all the safety equipment
    has been thoroughly tested.
    A. Operate C. operation
    B. Operational D. Operative
    3. The warranty doesn’t cover damage caused by …………..maintenance
    A. Improper C. improperly
    B. Property D. properly
    4. Surprisingly, the General Manager’s…………..occupation was serving in the
    military.
    A. Former C. formerly
    B. Formal D. formality
    5. We are pleased to recommend Elizabeth because she is………….and diligent
    A. Reliable C. reliant
    B. Reliably D. rely

    Vocabulary
    A. Frequently used ADJ in TOEIC

    1. Additional thêm, bổ sung add (v);


    addition (n)
    Additional funds
    2. Limited hạn chế limit (v);
    limitation (n)
    Limited numbers
    3. Defective có lỗi defect (n)
    Defective merchandise
    4. Promising đầy hứa hẹn promise (v/n)
    Promising candidates
    5. Convenient thuận tiện convenience
    (n)
    B. Exercises
    1. Employees are the most (valuable/upcoming) asset in our company
    2. We guarantee a full refund for any (prior/defective) items.
    3. There is a need to hire (additional/ comprehensive) programmers to finish the
    project on time.
    4. Ms Weiss is one of the most (promising/similar) members in the marketing team.
    5. Technological advances are (likely/positive) to help improve staff productivity

    You might also like