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    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of adjectives in English grammar. It lists suffixes to form adjectives from nouns and verbs. It then gives sample sentences and discusses the differences in meaning between adjectives based on their position or modifiers. Key distinctions are made between things like "pretty intelligent" versus "pretty, intelligent". The document also examines differences between similar words like "late" and "lawful".

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    The document provides examples and explanations of different types of adjectives in English grammar. It lists suffixes to form adjectives from nouns and verbs. It then gives sample sentences and discusses the differences in meaning between adjectives based on their position or modifiers. Key distinctions are made between things like "pretty intelligent" versus "pretty, intelligent". The document also examines differences between similar words like "late" and "lawful".

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    DESCRIPTIVE GRAMMAR ADJECTIVES

    1. Form adjectives using appropriate suffixes:


    war hand side cumber trust irk love

    lady trouble fear blame quarrel sea awe

    air loathe maiden meddle life lone

    sugar paper beast respect deceit winter

    man valour monster spirit event business

    2. Identify each adjective and state how it was formed:


    1. It is useful to review some of the major classifications of motivation theories.
    2. It was interesting.
    3. The more cycles per second, the higher you go in the so-called spectrum of frequencies.
    4. With the lime juice, the drink has a sort of pale greenish-yellowish, misty look.
    5. Let’s go somewhere you guys know that’s good and cheap.

    3. Explain the difference in meaning between:

    A pretty intelligent girl a pretty, intelligent girl


    The stars visible the visible stars
    John is American John is very American
    My dress is less expensive than Barbara’s my dress is cheaper than Barbara’s

    4. Discuss the difference in meaning:

    1. The meeting was full of concerned residents. The students concerned were a small minority.
    2. I’m afraid we have opposite points of view. We used to live in the house opposite.
    3. The present chairman is getting on a bit. We took a vote of all members present.
    4. Responsible parents have been outraged by this show. The person responsible will be caught
    and punished.
    5. He gave us a ridiculously involved excuse. The president gave medals to all those involved.
    6. She has a talking parrot. Have you heard her parrot talking?
    7. It wasn’t a proper meeting. The meeting proper began at 9.
    8. I have a friend living in London. She has no living relatives.
    9. She has an elder brother. Her brother is elderly.

    5. Discuss the difference in meaning between the following:


    The late queen She is late
    The lawful heir It is quite lawful
    Complete nonsense The work is complete
    We are accustomed to hard work. His accustomed manner.
    I’m fond of him. fond memories
    A conscious rudeness. I was conscious of the danger.
    It is fraught with danger. A rather fraught evening.
    Christian martyrs not very Christian behaviour

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    6. Explain the difference between:
    last – latest silver – silvery readable – legible lead – leaden farther – further

    older – elder eatable – edible gold – golden – gilt earthen – earthy – earthly

    7. Arrange the adjectives or phrases in the correct order:


    a hand bag brown, French a chair valuable, German, antique
    a table oak, big, square an attorney general, famous
    a school English, famous, technical a shirt white, new, clean

    Sources: Mańczak-Wohlfeld, E., Niżegorodcew, A., Willim, E. 1998. A Practical Grammar of English. PWN., Foley, M;
    Hall, D. 2012. My Grammar Lab. Pearson; Oxford English Dictionary, Advanced Expert CAE, Proficiency Masterclass.

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