Unit 1 NC Language focus

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<b>Descriptive </b>

<b>adjectives</b>

<b>Descriptive adjs or adjs of quality include those of size, shape, age, type, </b>
<b>colour, material, origin, purpose and opinion (or general description).</b>

<b>The positions of descriptive adjs are: attribute (before the noun) and </b>
<b>predicative ( after a verb such as be, become, get, seem, feel, </b>

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<b>-persistent (a)=continuing without interruption </b>

<b>( dai dẳng)</b>

<b>-bushy (n)=covered with bushes (rậm rạp) </b>

<b>-piercing (a)=( of sounds) penetrating (the thÐ, </b>

<b>®inh tai)</b>

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<b>Linking words : Expected </b>

<b>word:</b>

1, and + e

2, or + c

3, but + d

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<b>Linking word </b>

<i><b>-</b><b>and</b><b>= also; then, following this ( used to connect </b></i>
<i><b>words of the same part of speech, phrases and </b></i>
<i><b>clauses)</b></i>

<i><b>-</b><b>but</b><b>= on the contrary; in spite of this ( used to </b></i>

<i><b>connect contrasting ideas)</b></i>

<i><b>-</b><b>either....or</b><b>...= the one or the other ( used to </b></i>
<i><b>connect words or phrases of the same part of </b></i>

<i><b>speech; pronoun, noun phrase; verb phrase, adj. </b></i>
<i><b>or adv. Phrase)</b></i>

<i><b>-</b><b>neither...nor</b><b>....= not the one or the other ( can be </b></i>
<i><b>used to connect words or phrases of the same </b></i>

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<i><b>Both ... and</b></i> <b>or</b> <i><b>not only... but also</b><b> is used to </b></i>

<i><b>emphasize a combination of two adjectives, </b></i>
<b>nouns, verbs, etc.</b>

<b>● It was both cold and wet. </b>

<b>= It was not only cold but also wet.</b>
<b>● He is both an actor and a director.</b>

<b>= He is not only an actor but also a director.</b>
<b>● He both paints and writes. </b>

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<b>A</b> <b>B</b>
1, and

2, but

3, either...or...

4,neither..nor..

a, on the contrary; in spite
of

this

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