GRAMMAR

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ADJECTIVES: WORD ORDER; ADJECTIVES
AFTER VERBS
Fact adjectives v opinion adjectives
i khi c hai hay nhiu hn cc tnh t i vi nhau:
My brother lives in a nice new house.
Anh trai ti sng trong mt ngi nh mi v p.
In the kitchen there was a beautiful large round wooden table.
Trong nh bp c mt ci bn g trn ln v p.
Cc tnh t nh new/large/round/wooden l nhng tnh t miu t, nu s
kin (fact adjectives). Chng cho ta bit nhng thng tin khch quan v tui tc,
kch thc, mu sc v.v... Cc tnh t nh nice/beautiful l nhng tnh t nu
kin ch quan (opinion adjectives). Chng cho ta bit cm ngh ca ai v mt
vt hay mt ngi no .
Cc tnh t nu kin thng ng trc cc tnh t miu t, nu s kin (fact
adjective).
opinion fact
a nice long summer holiday
an interesting young man
delicious hot vegetale soup
a beautiful large round wooden table
Dng nhiu hn hai tnh t
i khi ta dng hai hay nhiu hn cc tnh t miu t (fact adjectives). Rt nhiu
khi (nhng khng phi lun lun) ta t cc tnh t miu t theo th t sau:
a tall young man (1 2)
big blue eyes (1 3)
a small black plastic bag (1 3 5)
a large wooden table (1 5)
An old Russian (2 4)
an old white cotton shirt (2 3 5)
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Cc tnh t ch kch c v di (big/small/tall/short/long/v.v...):
a large round table mt ci bn trn rng
a tall thin girl mt c gi cao gy
a long narrow street mt con ph di v hp
Khi hai tnh t ch mu sc i cng nhau, chng ta dng and ni chng:
a black and white dress b qun o mu en v trng
a red, white and green flag l c , trng v xanh
nhng
a long black dress (khng ni a long and black dress)
b qun o en di
the first two days; the next few weeks;...
Chng ta ni the first two days (hai ngy u), the next few weeks (t
tun ti), the last ten minutes (mi pht cui), v.v...:
I didnt enjoy the first two days of the course. (khng ni the two first
days)
Ti khng thch hai ngy u kha hc.
Theyll be away for the next few weeks. (khng ni the few next weeks)
H s i khi trong vi tun ti.
Tnh t sau be/get/become/seem
Ta t cc tnh t sau be / get / become / seem:
Be careful!
Hy cn thn!
Im tired and Im getting hungry.
Ti mt v ti thy i.
As the film went on, it became more and more boring.
B phim cng v sau cng tr nn chn hn.
Your friend seems very nice.
Bn anh dng nh rt tt bng.
Ta cng dng cc tnh t ni mt ngi no /mt vt no looks, feels,
sounds, tastes hay smells nh th no:
You look tired. / I feel tired. / She sounds tired.
Trng anh mt mi. / Ti cm thy mt. / C y c v mt mi.
The dinner smells good.
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Ba n thm ngon qu.
This tea tastes a bit strange.
Tr ny v hi l.
Nhng cch thc mt ngi lm hay tin hnh mt vic g nh th no bn phi
dng trng t (adverb) (xem UNIT 99, UNIT 100):
Drive carefully! (khng ni drive careful)
Hy li xe cn thn!
Susan plays the piano very well. (khng ni plays... very good)
Susan chi piano rt hay.