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    1) The document provides instruction on using adjectives to report feelings and opinions. It gives examples of adjective usage and different sentence patterns using adjectives, such as "It is + adjective + that + subject + verb" and "Subject/It + is/was + adjective + to + verb + object". 2) The document explains the difference between using "for" and "of" after an adjective in a sentence. Adjectives used with "for" describe the action, while adjectives used with "of" describe the noun. 3) Students are provided exercises to practice using adjectives in different patterns and determining whether to use "for" or "of" in example

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    1) The document provides instruction on using adjectives to report feelings and opinions. It gives examples of adjective usage and different sentence patterns using adjectives, such as "It is + adjective + that + subject + verb" and "Subject/It + is/was + adjective + to + verb + object". 2) The document explains the difference between using "for" and "of" after an adjective in a sentence. Adjectives used with "for" describe the action, while adjectives used with "of" describe the noun. 3) Students are provided exercises to practice using adjectives in different patterns and determining whether to use "for" or "of" in example

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    1) The document provides instruction on using adjectives to report feelings and opinions. It gives examples of adjective usage and different sentence patterns using adjectives, such as "It is + adjective + that + subject + verb" and "Subject/It + is/was + adjective + to + verb + object". 2) The document explains the difference between using "for" and "of" after an adjective in a sentence. Adjectives used with "for" describe the action, while adjectives used with "of" describe the noun. 3) Students are provided exercises to practice using adjectives in different patterns and determining whether to use "for" or "of" in example

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    Lam Tai Fai College

    Secondary 2 English Language


    Unit 5 Grammar
    Using adjectives to report feelings and opinions (I) & (II)

    Name: _______________________ ( ) Class: _________

    PART A: Adjectives
    We use adjectives to describe people, things and events. Read the following sentences and
    circle the adjectives.

    1. Jack was bored when having English lesson, that’s why he fell asleep in class.
    2. Feliz was busy just now as she was handling some important things.
    3. This book is absolutely interesting. Mannfred and Jerry couldn’t put it down while reading
    it.

    PART B: Sentence patterns using adjectives


    We can use adjectives in sentences in different ways. By using different adjective patterns,
    your writing will sound more interesting.

    Method 1: It… that (G.B. p.87)

    Pattern It is + (adjective) + that + (subject) + (verb)

    Usage To describe how we ___________ about ___________

    (1) It is great that I can go to my best friend David’s home after school today.

    (2) It is important that we all contribute to the project.

    Examples (3) It is disappointing that ______________________________ (Mum / forget) my


    birthday last week.

    (4) It is amazing that _______________________________________ (Hong Kong


    citizens / concern) about the environment more nowadays.

    1
    Method 2: to + verb

    Start with subjects (G.B. p.87) Start with ‘It’ (G.B. p.92)

    Things/People that you want to talk about

    Pattern (Subject) + (verb to-be) + (adjective) + to + (verb) It + is/was + (adjective) + to + (verb) + (object)

    Usage To emphasize the ________________ of a sentence To express how we ____________ about something

    (1a) The exchange student from Paris is nice to talk to. (1b) It is nice to talk to the exchange student from Paris.

    (2a) These grammar rules are easy to understand. (2b) It is easy to understand these grammar rules.

    (3a) His new songs are __________________________________ (3b) It is __________________________________ (pleasant /

    Examples (pleasant / listen to). listen to) his new songs.

    (4a) Family violence is _____________________________ (4b) It is ____________________________ (difficult / solve) family


    (difficult / solve). violence.

    (5a) _______________________ is / are ____________________ (5b) It is _______________________ to _____________________


    _____________________________________________________. _____________________________________________________.

    More adjectives:
    good, unsafe, impossible, unbelievable…

    2
    Method 3: for and of? (G.B. p.92)
    Read the following sentences and try to deduce when we use ‘for’ and ‘of’.
    (Hint: Pay attention to the adjectives. What are they describing respectively?)

    E.g. (1) It is very sweet of you to make a cake for his birthday.
    E.g. (2) It is essential for you to proofread your work before handing it in.

    For Of

    It + is/was + (adjective) + for (noun) + It + is/was + (adjective) + of (noun) +


    Pattern
    to + (verb) + (object) to + (verb) + (object)

    Usage The adjective describes the action. The adjective describes the noun.

    (1) It is important for us to save the (4) It is thoughtful of you to bring two
    animals by protecting the more face masks in case your friends
    environment. need to change theirs.

    Examples (2) It is difficult for Joey to finish the (5) It was rude of you to shout at your
    marathon. mother this morning.

    (3) It is wrong for the hare to make fun (6) It is generous of the lion to share
    of the tortoise. his prey with the tiger.

    Exercise – for / of?


    1. It is polite for / of Mavis to greet the teachers and janitors whenever he seems them.
    2. It is patient for / of Doris to teach his younger sister homework.
    3. It is challenging for / of Zaina to finish 100 Maths problems in an hour.
    4. My mother told me that it was impossible for / of me to come first in class.
    5. Sean is a great singer. It is enjoyable for / of him to perform in front of the class.
    6. It is generous for / of Chianna to donate money to charitable organisations every month.
    7. It was wise for / of Brogan to wake up early to get to the interview venue.
    8. It was brave for / of Ivan to apologise for sleeping on the floor during English lesson.
    9. Miley doesn’t like speaking in front of the crowd. It was embarrassing for / of her to do a
    speech in the morning assembly today.
    END

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