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Mastering Adjectives and Expressions of Quantity in English

Learn how to modify nouns with adjectives, understand word order of adjectives, and express quantities accurately in English sentences. Practice exercises included.

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Mastering Adjectives and Expressions of Quantity in English

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  1. CONTENTS Preview 14-1 Modifying nouns with adjectives and nouns 14-2 Word order of adjectives 14-3 Expressions of quantity: all of, most of, some of,… 14-4 Expressions of quantity: subject-verb agreement 14-5 Expressions of quantity: one of, none of 14-6 Indefinite pronouns: nothing and no one 14-7 Indefinite pronouns: something, someone, anything,… 14-8 Using every 14-9 Linking verbs + adjectives 14-10 Adjectives and adverbs

  2. Preview ? Noun or Adjective truck

  3. Preview ? Noun or Adjective delicious

  4. Preview ? Noun or Adjective interesting

  5. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS I bought an old book.

  6. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS ADJECTIVE + NOUN (a) I bought an oldbook. adjective noun

  7. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS NOUN + NOUN (b) I bought a science book. (c) We went to a dressshop. nouns nouns ? We went to adressesshop. noun as adjective singular

  8. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS ADJECTIVE + NOUN+ NOUN (d) I bought a thicksciencebook. ? I bought asciencethickbook.

  9. 14-1 Let’s Practice The is swimming. young girl adjective ? ? noun

  10. 14-1 Let’s Practice I put the away. coffee cup ? noun used as adjective ? noun

  11. 14-1 Let’s Practice The gave me a nice waiter cold soda. ? ? adjective noun

  12. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES a large red car

  13. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (a) a large red car two adjectives ? a redlarge car red large size color

  14. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (b) a wonderful old car (c)a deliciousred apple (d)a goodItalian pizza age color nationality opinion

  15. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (e) OPINION ADJECTIVES dangerous favorite important difficult good interesting dirty happy strong expensive honest wonderful opinion adjectives many other adjectives

  16. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (2) SIZE (1) OPINION (3) AGE (4) COLOR (5) NATIONALITY (6) MATERIAL thin little big nice funny tasty young old ancient grey pink white French Korean Italian gold tin marble (f) a funny little story (g) a tasty pinkgrapefruit (h) a niceFrenchgold necklace

  17. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES (2) SIZE (1) OPINION (3) AGE (4) COLOR (5) NATIONALITY (6) MATERIAL thin little big nice funny tasty young old ancient grey pink white French Korean Italian gold tin marble (i) a bigancientwhiteItalianmarblestatue RARE

  18. 14-2 Let’s Practice glass lovely new a ________________ pitcher lovely new glass

  19. 14-2 Let’s Practice yellow cute little a _____________ chick cute little yellow

  20. 14-2 Let’s Practice porcelain Chinese lovely a _____________________ vase lovely Chinese porcelain

  21. 14-3 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF, SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF Darren likes all of his classes.

  22. 14-3 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF, SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF (a) Darren likes all ofhis classes. (b) Alex likes most ofhis classes. (c) Jung-Min likes some ofher classes. all of most of some of

  23. 14-3 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ALL OF, MOST OF, SOME OF, ALMOST ALL OF (d) Hamid likes almost allofhis classes. all of almost all of

  24. 14-3 Let’s Practice all of almost all of most of some of _______ these shapes are hearts. Some of

  25. 14-3 Let’s Practice all of almost all of most of some of ______ these shapes are green. Most of

  26. 14-3 Let’s Practice all of almost all of most of some of __________ the kittens are looking up. Almostall of

  27. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT All of your homework is correct.

  28. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (a) All of yourhomeworkis correct. all of + singular noun + singular verb

  29. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (b) All of thosedogsare friendly. all of + plural noun + plural verb

  30. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (c) Some of hishouseis messy. some of + singular noun + singular verb

  31. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (d) Some of mydogsare old. some of+plural noun + plural verb

  32. 14-4 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: SUBJECT-VERB AGREEMENT (a) All of yourhomeworkis correct. (b) All of thosedogsare friendly. (c) Some of hishouseis messy. (d) Some of mydogsare old. COMMON EXPRESSIONS OF QUANITITY all of a lot of most of almost all of half of some of

  33. 14-4 Let’s Practice is are All of this paper __ for the computer. is

  34. 14-4 Let’s Practice was were Some of the food they cooked ____ terrible! was

  35. 14-4 Let’s Practice is are Almost all of my cookbooks ___ old. are

  36. 14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ONE OF, NONE OF Tazo is one of our classmates.

  37. 14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ONE OF, NONE OF ONE OF+ PLURAL NOUN (a) Tazo is one of our classmates. Tazo is one of our classmate. ? one ofplural noun

  38. 14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ONE OF, NONE OF ONE OF+ PLURAL + SING. NOUNVERB (b) One of our classmatesis sick. One of our classmates are sick. ? one of + plural noun = subject singular verb subject

  39. 14-5 EXPRESSIONS OF QUANTITY: ONE OF, NONE OF (c) None ofour classmateswas sick. (d) None ofour classmateswere sick. ? ? none of = not one of both correct

  40. 14-5 Let’s Practice is are One of the cats ___ not looking up. is

  41. 14-5 Let’s Practice was were One of my classes ___ boring last week. was

  42. 14-5 Let’s Practice was were None of my friends ____ here last week. was None of my friends ____ here last week. were

  43. 14-6 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE We didn’t do anything yesterday.

  44. 14-6 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE (a) We didn’tdo anythingyesterday. (b) We did nothingyesterday. ? Wedidn’t do nothing yesterday. (c) Luis didn’t know anyone in this town. (d) Luis knewno one in this town. ? Luis didn’t know no one in this town.

  45. 14-6 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE 14-6 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: NOTHING AND NO ONE (a) We didn’tdo anything yesterday. (a) We didn’tdo anything yesterday. (b) We did nothing yesterday. (b) We did nothingyesterday. (c) Luis didn’t know anyone in this town. (c) Luis didn’t know anyone in this town. (d) Luis knew no one in this town. (d) Luis knew no one in this town. anything anyone nothing no one negative verb positive verb

  46. 14-6 Let’s Practice anything nothing anyone no one I know _______ about Roman culture. nothing

  47. 14-6 Let’s Practice anything nothing anyone no one I don’t know ______ about Roman culture. anything

  48. 14-6 Let’s Practice anything nothing anyone no one I don’t know _______ in this class. anyone

  49. 14-6 Let’s Practice anything nothing anyone no one Sometimes I think that ______ likes me. no one

  50. 14-7 INDEFINITE PRONOUNS: SOMETHING, SOMEONE, ANYTHING, ANYONE I want something new to wear.

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