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Seminar 2 The Adjective

This document provides an overview of an English seminar focused on adjectives. It includes exercises on ordering adjectives correctly, identifying adjective types, using the proper form of adjectives, translating sentences, and rephrasing sentences using adjectival phrases and constructions. The exercises cover a wide range of topics to demonstrate proper adjective usage and order in the English language.

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Seminar 2 The Adjective

This document provides an overview of an English seminar focused on adjectives. It includes exercises on ordering adjectives correctly, identifying adjective types, using the proper form of adjectives, translating sentences, and rephrasing sentences using adjectival phrases and constructions. The exercises cover a wide range of topics to demonstrate proper adjective usage and order in the English language.

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SEMINAR 2

THE ADJECTIVE

I.

Rewrite the following sentences putting the adjectives between brackets in the correct
order. Justify your order by identifying, in each case, the adjective type:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

II.

She was wearing a coat (leather, elegant, black, new).


The Browns bought a car (German, second-hand, big, cream-coloured).
They used to spend their weekends in a house (small, lovely, country, modern, brick).
He offered his wife a dress (velvet, scarlet, evening, gorgeous, long).
I happened to find a statue (antique, little, marble, cheap, yellow).
We were impressed by the waters (cold, turbulent, greyish, deep).
They all sat down at a table (French, huge, dining, old, oak, brown, round).
He was very proud of his stick (black, stylish, walking, old-fashioned).

Underline the correct form in each of the following sentences:


1.We were all struck by her stone/stony expression when she entered the room. 2. He
couldnt afford buying her a gold/golden ring, so he got a silver/silvery one instead. 3. Is
this a metal/metallic chair? No, it is made of wood, but it has a metal/metallic colour. 4.
She is a high/highly competitive gymnast who hates losing. 5. Some workers were laying
lead/leaden pipes outside the house. 6. He insisted that the goods should be sent to him
direct/directly. 7. The new shampoo is supposed to give you silk/silky hair in a matter of
months. 8. How are your parents? They enjoy fair/fairly good health. 9. The only heating
device in the house was an old wood/wooden stove. 10. I have travelled wide/widely, and, in
one of my expeditions, I came across a woman who lived alone deep/deeply in the forest.

III.

Put the adjective at the end of each sentence into the correct place:
1. After one years preparation, well start the courses . (proper strictly so called;
itself)
2. The neighbours called the police. (concerned worried)
3. Tom has always been a boy . (responsible with a sense of duty)
4. I think that, given the circumstances, he had a reaction . (proper suitable)
5. The chemicals killed any bacteria . (present at an event, in a place)
6. Nobody understood Marys long explanation . (involved complicated)
7. The man was sent to jail. (responsible who is/should be blamed for smth.)
8. You should go and talk to the teacher . (concerned connected with this)
9. The situation cannot be allowed to continue. (present existing or happening
now)
10. The person has just left the office. (involved affected by or included in an event
or situation)

IV.

Circle the variant(s) that can fill each gap:


1. The child was comforted by his mother. (sick, afraid, frightened, ill)

2. They had stories about their travels around the world. (unlikely, galore, a-plenty,
countless)
3. A speedy solution is . (main, principal, chief, crucial)
4. He was taken by the ferocity of the criticism. (aback, unawares, surprised,
unaccustomed)
5. The train is almost never on time. (last, late, early, stopping)
6. This is reward for twenty years of loyal service. (due, scant, meagre, proper)
V.

Use the correct form of the adjective between brackets:


1.Without (far) delay, she took her coat and left. 2. Have you seen the (late) issue of the
magazine? 3. The (old) brother is ten years (old) than the youngest. 4. Which is (good) of the
two books? 5. I wont be able to finish the project without (far) help. 6. Surprisingly enough,
the (late) half of December was unusually warm. 7. I should have entered the (near) shop and
bought some more bread. 8. Although Jane is an extrovert, nobody can be sure about her (in)
thoughts and feelings. 9. Unfortunately, he is considered to be the (little) of the two critics.
10. Who is the (old) member of your department? 11. Is this really her (late) show? Does she
intend to give up acting? 12. The matter they are discussing now is of the (out) importance.
13. If you want to get to the opera, take (near) turning to the left. 14. As she was quite poor,
the old lady decided to rent one of the (up) rooms.

VI.

Complete the similes in column A with suitable elements from column B:


Column A
as melancholy as
as ugly as
as sick as
as proud as
as calm as
as merry as
as old as
as poor as
as sweet as
as drunk as
as dead as
as light as
as heavy as
as cold as
as sober as
as quick as
as strong as
as like as
as large as
as deaf as
as easy as
as flat as
as good as
as busy as
as pretty as

Column B
a church mouse
two peas
a picture
a flash
sin/ a scarecrow
a bee
a clock
honey
a judge
a horse
a board
the hills
a feather
a cat/ a sick monkey
a dog
a cucumber
gold
a cricket
a lord
a peacock
lead
a doornail
A,B,C
life
post/doorpost

VII.

Rephrase the following sentences using various phrases and constructions with
adjectives:
1. The Alps are a lot higher than the Pindus range. The Pindus range is nothing
2. I dont mind carrying this box. It is extremely light, as opposed to the other one, which
was very heavy. I dont mind carrying this box. It is
3. We used to be much closer than we are now. We are nowhere near
4. The children were very well-behaved while you were out. The children were as
5. They are by no means as intelligent as their father. They are far
6. Our special offer was taken up by as many as 70 000 people. No
7. There are hotels completely covering the landscape to the horizon. There are hotels as

8. If we climb higher, the view will be more beautiful. The


9. Anne is a funny girl. Do you mean amusing or strange? Do you mean funny
10. In my opinion, this novel is worse than his latest one. I dont think this novel is

VIII. Translate into English:


1.Care sunt ultimele nouti legate de conflictul dintre conducere i sindicaliti? 2. Dac ai
avea de ales ntre teatru i cinematograf, ai opta pentru prima sau pentru a doua dintre
alternative? 3. Cu ct mergeam mai departe, cu att ne simeam mai uurai. 4. Am dou
mere: ia-l pe cel mai mare. 5. Dei sora mea mai mare era mai n vrst dect mine cu 4 ani,
semnam ca dou picturi de ap. 6. Dac mi poi mprumuta chiar tu cartea, cu att mai
bine. 7. Tot mai puini tineri sunt interesai de astfel de probleme. 8. Ultimul su roman este
foarte reuit. Acum l ateptm cu nerbdare pe urmtorul. 9. Nu arat cu nimic mai ru n
urma accidentului. 10. Ne este din ce n ce mai greu s-i rezolvm problema. Ai minit, i
asta i face greeala cu att mai grav.

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