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adjectives and adverbs Flashcards

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what nouns are never used before the noun they describe

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  1. alone, afraid, alike, alive, ashamed, asleep, awake, aware
    possible alternatives:
    alive- living, afraid- frightened, alike-similar, alone-lone, asleep - sleeping
  2. unwell, content, fine, glad, ill (but ill health), unsure, upset (but upset stomach), well
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awake colloc

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wide awake, stay awake, keep sb awake, lie awake,
be awake to

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content colloc

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easily contented, content yourself with
the table of contents, the contents of
fibre content
contented smile

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what adj are seldom or never used after a linking verb

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  • emphasising adj. complete, absolute, entire, mere, sheer, total, utter: the suggestion is sheer nonsense ( but not the nonsense is sheer)
  • classifying adj. are seldom or never used after a linking verb: nuclear, atomic, chemical, digital, domestic, environmental, medical, general, occasional, maximum, minimum, underlying
    NOTE = some classifying adj can be used with different meanings and be placed after a linking verb: academic qualifications(institutions/standards) or a distinctly academic turn of mind
    OTHERS: 1. be conscious of - aware of( we’re conscious of the extent of the problem), be fully conscious - or a conscious effort/decision, 2. educational establishment- a highly educational experience, 3. scientific data/evidence, the scientific community- a scientific approach
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used to emphasise how small or insignificant sth is

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mere
it cost a mere 20 dollars, the mere thought/mention/idea/possibility/prospect

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for emphasis - nothing other than

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sheer
sheer willpower and perseverance, a sheer - steep mountain/drop

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to say sth

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utter
to utter sth
utter - complete
utter chaos/drivel/nonsense, a complete and utter waste of time

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produced in one’s country

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domestic
domestic and foreign competition
domestic manufacturing
domestic retailers are facing relentless pressure from imports, (to impose export/import constraints so as to)

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medical colloc

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medical advice/equipment/research/skills, despite concerns about security, many doctors believe that the benefits of having medical records in the digital form outweigh the liabilities

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impossible to prevent or avoid

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inevitable
the inevitable consequences/results/outcomes

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when can adj. be used immediately after a noun?

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  • before a to-inf : it was a speech calculated to appeal to the unions
  • some -ible adv. (available, imaginable, possible, suitable) when the noun follows the
  • with : concerned, involved, opposite, present, proper, responsible
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planned and deliberate

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calculated
a policy calculated to win voted

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the quality of being right or suitable for sth

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suitability
suitability for, evaluate the suitability of the site for development

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difficult and complicated

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involved
an involved reason/excuse/argument

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extremely - 2 synonyms

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immensely and intensely

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list a few examples of non-grading adverbs and grading ones

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grading : a bit, dreadfully, extremely, hugely, immensely, intensely, rather, slightly
non-grading: absolutely, completely, entirely, practically, simply, totally, utterly, virtually, almost, primarily, mainly

17
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give a few examples o adj that have different senses when they are gradable and non-gradable

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civil government/ceremony= in a civil- polite manner
a clean fight/contest/record/driving licence, make a clean break of it, a clean break with the past, make a clean sweep of- a spotlessly clean room
be highly critical of , a highly critical report- win/receive critical acclaim/// a critical decision, be critical to
electric power/kettle- electric performance
empty house/room- empty threats/rhetoric/promises
late news- late(dead= the late husband)
odd(strange/weird)- odd (not often) do odd jobs(casual labour), have the odd drink with friends
straight(honest)- see straight/think straight, get sth straight

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sincere or loyal, and likely to continue to be so in difficult situations:(colloc)

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true

true believers in, remain true to, true to your word
a true reflection of, partly true, strictly true, his is esp. true of, true to say that, give a true picture of

19
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something that you say that is not based on facts and is probably wrong(colloc)

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wild
wild rumours/accusations/guess

a wild region, wild dancing, a wild party, go wild, be wild with excitement

20
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participle adj, that are almost always used after the noun
participle adj, that can be used before or immediately after nouns

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applying, caused, found, included, provided
my watch was among the things taken

affected, alleged, allocated, broken, chosen, identified, infected, interested, remaining, resulting, stolen
the crowd watching grew restless/ the watching crowd …

21
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list a few examples of compound adj

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well-behaved, fast-growing
social networking is a fast-growing activity
a ready-made meal
the longest-serving employee
a money-making enterprise
a tree-lined street
brick-built
long-lasting
hair-raising
nerve-wracking
ill-equipped
wide-ranging
clean-shaven

22
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in formal english, …….. can be used as pronouns before a participle adj.

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that /those
the flour is of a higher quality than that produced by other varieties of wheat
the touchscreens perform less well than those manufactured elsewhere
organic oranges contain 30 percent more vitamin c than those grown conventionally
cars today are much more fuel-efficient than those manufactured in 1990
the president’s salary is 25 times higher than that earned by the average citizen

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great and tremendous

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terrific
a terrific speed/bang

24
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adj. with it …. of + subject + to

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rude, brave, generous, kind, mean, thoughtful, unprofessional, unreasonable

25
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irrational

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unreasonable
demands, be unreasonable to expect/suggest/think, behave unreasonably, not unreasonable

26
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difficult and hard//// top colloc

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it was awkward to get off the top of the jar
an awkward ascent, an awkward customer,

awkward questions, an awkward position/situation-time

feel awkward - nervous

a bottle top, a screw-on lid less likely to come off by accident
(life) at the top, become top .., people at the top must be competent

27
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small

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miserable wages, a miserable 800,
a miserable failure(a pitiful state of affairs), causing unhappiness- miserable weather/conditions

28
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live far away

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live in a remote corner of canada
on the corner of the table

29
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  1. when an adj. ends with an -ly , we …
  2. when an adj. ends in -ed…
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  1. don’t add -ly to make an adverb and instead we use manner, way, fashion
    she waved her hands in a LIVELY FASHION; they rose to greet me in a SUBDUED MANNER
  2. some adv. have an adverb form with - ly : unexpected- unexpectedly, agitatedly( get agitated, pace about agitatedly), allegedly ( supposedly), deservedly(so// a well-deserved/richly/thoroughly deserved ), disappointedly, excitedly, hurriedly, pointedly (glare pointedly at), repeatedly, reportedly (according to popular belief, by all accounts, reputedly), supposedly, worriedly
30
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sad

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subdued
- also not bright - subdued lighting

31
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amazed - noun

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amazement
in amazement, stare in amazement, to your amazement

32
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hopelessness

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despair
a mood/a sense of despair, be in the depth of despair over/about, to sb’s despair, drive sb to despair, to despair of

33
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list examples of adj that have different meaning when they have -ly

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free - freely (willingly)to freely admit that
wander deep into the forest- deeply hurt
fly/go direct - be with you directly (direct flight, route, accommodation can be booked direct from the hotel)
sing flat - flatly refuse/deny

34
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to walk somewhere for long period of time

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wander
wander around, wander the streets, wander off, mind/thoughts wander, halfway through the meeting my mind started to wander, go for/have/take a wander

35
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complete (adj,)

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be met with a flat refusal
also: lay the cloth flat across the table, flat shoes, a flat rate/tyre, a flat denial/refusal, a flat drink (go flat), flat broke, flatly deny/refuse

36
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fond of music

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musical
to be musical

37
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be on the ball -

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alert
i’m not feeling very alert today, to remain mentally alert
be alert to sth (problems)
a bomb alert, a state of alert, be put on full alert, be on the alert for
to alert sb
alert people to

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