TIếng Anh 12 - English adjectives: Before or after nouns

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1. - There are a lot of extremely concerned people who are worried about the damage ENGLISH ADJECTIVES: BEFORE OR AFTER NOUNS? that this will do. - Much to the relief of the families, the four people concerned were located. In English, some adjectives can only be used before a noun, while others are used named after nouns. - The investigation found that the named individuals andfirms colluded to decide who Adjectives that do not come before nouns would win contracts. When used with a particular meaning, some adjectives are normally used only after - The certificate is issued to the individual named below and must be returned before linking verbs like be. They are not used before nouns. You say May 20. - The boy was asleep. NOT an asleep-boy. proper and you say - Why don’t you enrol in the University and take a proper course? - The plant was still alive. NOT an-alive plant. - Applicants may be required to complete a period of preliminary study before they are The following adjectives are normally used only after linking verbs. admitted to the diploma course proper. afraid alight alike alive alone ashamed asleep involved awake glad hurt ill ready sorry sure well - To choose between so many top-class designs has, inevitably, meant a very long and Remember! involved process. Putting an adjective after a linking verb has the effect of focusing attention on the - With the help of demonstrators, you can see the process involved in producing a adjective. finished piece of jewellery. Fortunately, there are other adjectives with similar meanings that you can use before the noun: Adjectives that you can use after a noun * alive and living There are some adjectives that you can use after a noun when the noun has a - I was the only living person in 100 miles. superlative or first, last, only, every or any before it. * asleep and sleeping - Mrs Morgan is the only teacher available to take the class. - The sleeping boy woke up when the door opened. - That’s the best resultpossible! * hurt and injured - I’ve got every book written on the subject. - The injured animal ran away. - He wrote the most beautifulpoetry imaginable. * alike and similar - I have a similar coat to that one. PRACTICE Other adjectives with similar meanings include: Exercise 1. For each sentence, tick the correct ending. * afraid and frightened 1. She would never forget the * alight and burning A. afraid faces of the children as they clung to their parents. * alone and solitary B. frightened faces of the children as they clung to their parents. * glad and happy 2. To her surprise, in the back of the car she saw Adjectives with different meanings before or after the noun A. two sleeping babies. There are a few adjectives that have a different meaning depending on whether they B. two asleep babies. come before the noun or after it. 3. The couples whose relationships endured were very compatible, with responsible A. similar outlooks on life. - A responsible person would take charge of the situation and sort it out! B. alike outlooks on life. - The person responsible for this terrible thing should be punished. 4. In dramatic scenes last night, three men were rescued from the present A. burning building. - The present students are not so hard working, unlike last years group. B. alight building. - I’d like to say ‘welcome’ to all the students present at this meeting. 5. In the distance, she spied A. a solitary figure. concerned B. an alone figure. TQT ADJCETIVES – BEFORE OR AFTER NOUNS
2. Exercise 2. Are the highlighted words correct〈〉 or incorrect 〈X〉 in the Exercise 5. Match the two parts. sentences? 1. the present candidates a. patients affected by something th 1. According to the poll, Rickman is the 19 greatest living〈 〉film star. 2. the candidates present b. doctors who can be trusted 2. With no alive 〈 〉 relatives, and few surviving friends, Maggie is sometimes very 3. concerned patients c. patients who are worried lonely. 4. the patients concerned d. the doctors in charge of something or the 5. an involved process doctors who did a particular thing 3. Paramedics arrived within minutes and took the hurt 〈 〉 passengers to Queen 6. the process involved e. a complicated process Anne Hospital. 7. the doctors responsible f. people who are candidates now 4. The injured 〈 〉 soldiers were transferred to Rafah Central Hospital. 8. responsible doctors g. candidates who are at an event h. the process that is a part of something 5. It was such a delight to see the children's happy 〈 〉 faces. 6. So here's the question on every parent's lips: what does it take to raise glad 〈 〉 Exercise 6. Complete the sentences by writing one phrase in each gap. children. worst abuse / highest score / last man / first payment Exercise 3. Match the sentence halves. only software / only thing 1. Ever since the vaccine was approved a. without proper training. 1. Krystal was only five years old and had suffered some of the more than a decade ago, b. to the present day. imaginable for a child that age. 2. According to three of the people c. before the first round proper 2. She got a total of 86, which is the possible. 3. No information about named involving the Premier League clubs. 3. We resorted to burgers because it was the available. individuals is given to third parties d. without written consent from the 4. Seconds before impact, the conscious in the cockpit of the 4. The book outlines the history of the individuals concerned. doomed plane made a desperate call. region from the seventeenth century e. present at the meeting, the biggest 5. This advance payment shall be deducted from the. due , in 5. The Cup begins with two preliminary topic of conversation was staffing accordance with paragraph 12. rounds levels. 6. The Vina package is the in any way comparable with Jadd's 6. I wouldn't ever recommend anybody f. concerned parents have been tackling a marathon questioning its use. ANSWER KEY Exercise 4. Which sentences are correct? 1. Pages 4 and 5 contain information about the involved people in the transatlantic slave trade.  2. The putting together of classes is, as I'm sure you'll appreciate, a very involved process for our teachers. 3. They were her parents and thus the ones responsible for her care and wellbeing. 4. So are teenagers capable of being responsible parents? 5. This morning we look at the origins of the present crisis in the region. 6. If there are any present people when the officer arrives at the crime scene, he or she will detain them. TQT ADJCETIVES – BEFORE OR AFTER NOUNS