Exercise 4.5: Rewrite (Combine) these sentences to be with "It" as the impersonal subject.

Exercise 4.5: Rewrite (Combine) these sentences to be with "It" as the impersonal subject.

Example:
I'll give you a life. It's very easy
- It's very easy for me to give you a lift.
That was brave. They stopped the thief
- It was brave of them to stop the thief.

Jim sent us the gifts. That was kind. They paid the bills. That was very generous. Mary forgot to lock the door. That was very careless. You shouldn't have lost the key. That was stupid. Your brother could answer the question. That was clever We can pick you up at the airport. It will be busy. She always get up late. It's very common. I don't think I can fix it. It will be very difficult. They must take a taxi. It's necessary. You don't need to review the lesson. It's unnecessary.      Answer:       Jim sent us the gifts. That was kind. It was kind of Jim to send us the gifts. They paid the bills. That was very generous. It was very generous of them to pay the bills. Mary forgot to lock the door. That was very careless. It was very careless of Marry to lock the door. You shouldn't have lost the key. That was stupid. It was stupid of you to lose the key. Your brother could answer the question. That was clever It was clever of your brother to be able to answer the question. We can pick you up at the airport. It will be busy. It will be busy for us to pick you up at the airport. She always get up late. It's very common. It's very common for her to get up late. I don't think I can fix it. It will be very difficult. It will be very difficult for me fix it. They must take a taxi. It's necessary. It's necessary for them to take a taxi. You don't need to review the lesson. It's unnecessary. It's unnecessary for you to review the lesson. .

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Exercise 4.4 : Put in a comparative or superlative form of adjectives as given.

Exercise 4.4 : Put in a comparative or superlative form of adjectives as given.

Be ____ next time. (careful) It was ____ day of my life.(happy). It was ____ outside.(quiet) That is ____ bit of the film.(funny) Tokyo is Japan's ____ city. (large). You certainly look much ____ you did yesterday.(happy) That's ____ story I've ever heard. (ridiculous) She was much ____ me. (old) Dave is ____ person you could met.(nice). The last question is_____of all. (difficult)      Answer:       Be more careful next time. It was the happiest/the most happy day of my life.(happy). It was quieter outside. That is the most funniest bit of the film.(funny) Tokyo is Japan's the largest city. You certainly look much happier/more happy then you did yesterday. That's the most ridiculous story I've ever heard. She was much older than me. Dave is the nicest person you could met. The last question is the most difficult of all.

Trick:
When comparing 2 things/persons, we use comparative form (adj +-er than/more + adj + than). When comparing more than 3 things/persons onward, we use superlative form (the adj +-est/the most + adj).

For example :
No. 1 compares this time and next time.
No. 2 compares with every days of my life.
No. 3 compares inside with outside.
No. 4 compares that bit of the film with the rest of the film.
No. 5 compares Tokyo with the other cities.
No. 6 compares you from today with yesterday.
No. 7 compares that story with the other storied that I've heard.
No. 8 compares she with me.
No. 9 compares Dave with the other people.
No. 10 compares the last question with the other questions.

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Exercise 4.3: Use -ed or -ing Adjectives

Exercise 4.3: Use -ed or -ing Adjectives

When you find something funny, you are ____ by it.( amused, amusing) We were rather ____ with the results. (disappointed, disappointing) She is a brilliant woman. She has the most ____ ideas. (amazed, amazing) This is the most ____ tale ever written. (terrified, terrifying) I was thanked by the ____ customer. (satisfied, satisfied) He became even more ____ after she died (depressed, depressing) A ____ student complained to his teacher. (bored, boring) We were dreadfully late. It was very ____ . (embarrassed, embarrassing) His argument was more ____ than mine. (convinced, convincing) The talk was rather ____, I thought. (confused, confusing)      Answer:       When you find something funny, you are amused by it. We were rather disappointed with the results. She is a brilliant woman. She has the most amazing ideas. This is the most terrifying tale ever written. I was thanked by the satisfied customer. He became even more depressed after she died. A bored student complained to his teacher. We were dreadfully late. It was very embarrassing. His argument was more convincing than mine. The talk was rather confusing, I thought.

Trick:
-ed : describe how people feel
-ing : describe thing and situation
This is amazing story. This describes how the story is.
I am so amazed by this story. This describes how I feel about the story.

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Exercise 4.2 : Put the adjectives in the correct order

Exercise 4.2: Put the adjectives in the correct order.
Example:
a, round, table, large, wood
a large round wooden table

small, paper, brown, some, bag a, young, nice, man, intelligent grey, two, pullovers, woollen fat, legs, these, short Spanish, old, song, an black, a few, small, bags, plastic a, query, patient, long Welsh, old, that, harp new, his, coins, hexagonal curtains, blue, all, velvet      Answer:       small, paper, brown, some, bag some small brown paper bag a, young, nice, man, intelligent a nice intelligent young man grey, two, pullovers, woollen two grey woollen pullovers fat, legs, these, short these short fat legs Spanish, old, song, an an old Spanish song black, a few, small, bags, plastic a few small black plastic bags a, queue, patient, long a long patient queue Welsh, old, that, harp that old Welsh harp new, his, coins, hexagonal his new hexagonal coins curtains, blue, all, velvet all blue velvet curtains

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Exercise 4.1 : Form adjective from nouns and verbs given

Exercise 4.1 : Form adjective from nouns and verbs given

fool practice attract nerve greed juice use humor education environment friend comfort excite please fame type differ danger wonder advise      Answer:       1 fool    foolish 2 practice    practical 3 attract    attractive 4 nerve    nervous 5 greed    greedy 6 juice    juicy 7 use    useful, useless 8 humor    humorous 9 education    educational 10 environment    environmental 11 friend    friendly 12 comfort    comfortable 13 excite    excited, exciting 14 please    pleased, pleasing 15 fame    famous 16 type    typical 17 differ    different 18 danger    dangerous 19 wonder    wonderful 20 advise    advisable

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Exercise 3.12 : Put in this, these or those to complete the sentence.

Exercise 3.12 : Put in this, these or those to complete the sentence.

____ is a great party, isn't it? Yes, I'm really enjoy it. What kind of planes are ____ ? I don't know. They're too far away to see properly. Are we going out ___ evening? No, I can't. I'm working late today. Denton 566-4598. Hello. ___ is Steve, Is ____ Laura? I plan to retire at 50. Oh. Well, ___ isn't a very nice thing to do.      Answer:       This is a great party, isn't it? Yes, I'm really enjoy it. What kind of planes are those ? I don't know. They're too far away to see properly. Are we going out this evening? No, I can't. I'm working late today. Denton 566-4598. Hello. This is Steve, Is that Laura? I plan to retire at 50. Oh. Well, that isn't a very nice thing to do.

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Exercise 3.11 : Fill in the blank with who, whom,whose, which or that

Exercise 3.11 : Fill in the blank with who, whom,whose, which or that.

I also know the artist ____ paintings are on exhibit. The photographs ____ are being exhibited are all for sale. He is the artist ___ Nancy recently bought a painting from. This is the picture ___ caused such a sensation. The ladder ___ I was standing on began to slip. The girls ___ he employs are always complaining about their pay. Do you know anybody ___ can play the piano? Do you know the man ___ Jill is talking to? There were two players ___ skill impressed everyone. I don't like people ___ tell jokes all the time. I threw away that old tin opener ___ didn't work. I found the letter ___ I was looking for. Electronics is a subject about ___ I know very little. Which is the European country ___ economy is growing the fastest? Mrs. Smith is the woman ___ owns that enormous house.      Answer:       I also know the artist whose paintings are on exhibit. The photographs which are being exhibited are all for sale. OR The photographs that are being exhibited are all for sale. He is the artist whom Nancy recently bought a painting from. OR He is the artist that Nancy recently bought a painting from. OR He is the artist Nancy recently bought a painting from. This is the picture which caused such a sensation. OR This is the picture that caused such a sensation. OR The ladder which I was standing on began to slip. OR The ladder that I was standing on began to slip. OR The ladder I was standing on began to slip. The girls whom he employs are always complaining about their pay. OR The girls he employs are always complaining about their pay. Do you know anybody who can play the piano? OR Do you know anybody that can play the piano? Do you know the man whom Jill is talking to? OR Do you know the man that Jill is talking to? OR Do you know the man Jill is talking to? There were two players whose skill impressed everyone. I don't like people who tell jokes all the time. OR I don't like people that tell jokes all the time. I threw away that old tin opener which didn't work. OR I threw away that old tin opener that didn't work. I found the letter that I was looking for. OR I found the letter that I was looking for. Electronics is a subject about which I know very little. Which is the European country whose economy is growing the fastest? Mrs. Smith is the woman who owns that enormous house. OR Mrs. Smith is the woman that owns that enormous house.

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Exercise 3.10 : Write content questions of the bold-printed word or words. Use who, whom, whose, what or which

Exercise 3.10 : Write content questions of the bold-printed word or words. Use who, whom, whose, what or which.

Example:
Maria wrote that letter.
Who wrote that letter?

I can answer that question. Boo and Ann are coming to dinner tonight. That is my mother'scoat. I'd like some herb tea. The teacher is opening the door. The soap bubblesmade her sneeze. I likethe whiteone. It'seleven o'clock. I'm waiting for a bus. Jim borrowed Mary'sumbrella.      Answer:       Who can answer that question? I can answer that question. Who is coming to dinner tonight? Boo and Ann are coming to dinner tonight. Whose coat is that? That is my mother'scoat. What do you like? I'd like some herb tea. What is the teacher doing? The teacher is opening the door. What made her sneeze? The soap bubblesmade her sneeze. Which one do you like? I likethe whiteone. what time is it? It'seleven o'clock. What are you waiting for? I'm waiting for a bus. Whose umbrella did Jim borrow? Jim borrowed Mary'sumbrella.

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Exercise 3.9 : Put in much, many

Exercise 3.9 : Put in much, many.

A: Do you drink ____ coffee? B:No, Not ____ We saw ____ interesting things in the museum. There was ___ food at the party but I didn't eat ____. A: Have you got any cheese? B: I've got some but not ___. A: Did you take any photograph? B: I took some but not ___.      Answer:       A: Do you drink much coffee? B:No, Not much. We saw many interesting things in the museum. There was much food at the party but I didn't eat much. A: Have you got any cheese? B: I've got some but not much. A: Did you take any photograph? B: I took some but not many.

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อธิบายเพิ่มเติม
much and many can be both pronoun or adjective.
many is used with countable noun.
much is used with uncountable noun.

coffee = uncountable noun
thing = countable noun
food = uncountable noun
cheese = uncountable noun
photograph = countable noun

More about noun Nouns (คำนาม)
List of common uncountable noun at www.englishclub.com
Partitive Expressions with Uncountable Nouns at www.englishclub.com
Nouns that Are Countable and Uncountable at www.englishclub.com
Common Measure Words with Uncountable Nouns at:www.englishclub.com
Count and Non-Count Nouns at at:grammar.ccc.commnet.edu

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