tailieunhanh - The grammar book teacher course part 113

Tham khảo tài liệu 'the grammar book teacher course part 113', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 792 The Grammar Book c. postnominal adjective d. reference adjective e. present participle adjective f. past participle adjective g. restrictive adjective h. gradable adjective Jack accepted the only job available. They were in total accord. Jurassic Park is a thrilling ride. We were thrilled to see you there. Stuart wrote an apologetic letter. She is a very skilled musician. 2. a. Asleep functions exclusively as a predicate adjective and thus can never occur in attributive position as it does here. b. Main is a reference adjective that can occur only in attributive position not in predicate position as in this sentence. c. The adjective phrase overly fond of chocolate is complex and is therefore restricted to postnominal or predicative position not prcnominal position as in this sentence. d. When measure phrases are used adjectivally the singular form of the noun is always used thus thirteen-year-old is the correct form. The exception to this is when more general expressions are used such as centuries-old as in Chapter. 17 Exercise 6. 3. The - ng participle here can be interpreted either as a verb in which case the sentence is elliptical of what Hazel is trying to do . Hazel is trying to open the jar or as an adjective in which case trying describes Hazel . Hazel tries one s patience . 4. When white is in the postnominal position it refers more to the action and thus implies that the fence was not white before it was painted. In the attributive position white refers to a more permanent state and therefore implies that the fence was white before it was painted. 5. a. Opinion adjectives normally come before size adjectives. Nice should therefore precede ingin this sentence. b. The -en participle form haired is the correct form of the adjective here although it is never used as a verb form. c. The -en participle rather than the -ingparticiple is needed to express the idea that the subject I is the experiencer of the boredom. The -ing participle implies that I .