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2.2 Formation of Adverbs
06/04/2010 08:29
- Adverbs are generally formed by adding -ly to the adjective.
Adjective
Adverbs
Notes on spelling
slow
slowly
bad
badly
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2.1 Adverbs and Adverb Phrases
06/04/2010 08:22
Adverbs are words such as: slowly, happily, terribly, well, always, never, sometimes, very, then, etc.
Adverbs are used to say how, when, where or how often something happens.
They can change the meaning of adjectives, other adverbs, verbs or whole sentences.
Adverb phrases have the same...
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List of nationality words
06/04/2010 07:54
Country
Adjectives
Person
Nation
Language
Albania
Albanian
an Albanian
the Albanians
Albanian
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1.5 Nationality Words
06/04/2010 06:19
We usually use an adjective to refer to a nationality:
1. The adjective can be used to refer to the country
Italian spaghetti
French wine
Russian caviar
2. The adjective can sometimes be used as a noun to refer to a person of the country
a Japanese
a Mexican
a...
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1.4 Nouns Used as Adjectives
05/04/2010 08:46
Some nouns, especially place names and material nouns, may be used as adjectives by putting them before other nouns (attributive position).
summer holidays
winter sports
tennis shoes
coffee-cup
murder stories
Places names:
the London Underground
the Antwerp...
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1.3 Comparison - Comparative and Superlative Degreee
04/04/2010 18:39
Comparative
Superlative
1. Adjectives of one syllable add
-er
-est
2. Adjectives of two syllables generally add
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1.2 Comparison - Degree of Equality
04/04/2010 18:31
The degree of equality is expressed by the structures:
1. AS + adjective + AS => to show equality
Tom is as clever as Jim.
Is English as difficult as French?
The weather in Belgium is as rainy as in England.
2. NOT AS/ NOT SO + adjective + AS => to show...
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1.1 Form and Position
04/04/2010 18:21
1. Form:
- adjectives have only one form
2. Position:
- adjectives are used in two ways:
a) before nouns = attributive position
He is an old man.
It is a beautiful painting.
There is your angry friend.
What a nice girl.
b) in the...
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