adjectives and prepositions.pptx

8/13/2019 ADJECTIVES AND PREPOSITIONS.pptx

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ADJECTIVE + A NOUN- Its a nice daytoday.-Laura has brown eyes.-Theres a very old churchin this town.-Do you like Italian food?-I dont speak any foreign languages.-There are some beautiful yellowflowers in thegarden.

DONT FORGET THEADJECTIVE IS BEFORETHE NOUNS AND THEY

DONTHAVE PLURAL


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VERB TO BE + ADJECTIVE- The weather is nicetoday.- These flowers arevery beautiful.- Are you cold?- I am hungry.-The movie wasnt very good. It wasboring.- Please be quiet.


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Look/Feel/Smell/Taste/Sound + ADJECTIVE-You looktired. Yes, I feeltired-Eric told me about his new job. It soundsinteresting.-Im not going to eat this fish. It doesnt smellgood.


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AT8 OCLOCK10.:30Midnight, etc.Night

The end of ....

-I start work at8 oclock-The banks close at5:00.-I cant sleepat night.-Im taking a trip attheend of October.

ON Sunday(s), Monday(s), ...April 25th, June 6th, ...Monday morning, Fridaynight, ...

-Goodbye! See you onFriday-The concert is onNovember20th-They like to go to therestaurants onthe weekends/onweekends


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INApril, May,...

2005, 1990, etc.(the) spring, summer, ...The morning, afternoon, ...Five minutes/ a few days/ two

years, ...

- Im taking a trip inSeptember.- Emma was born in1984.-The park is beautifulin thefall.-Hurry! The train leaves infive minutes

we dontuse at/in/onbeforenext/last/this/every:

-We go on vacation everysummer- what are you doing this weekend?


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SINCE + a time in the past(to now) - John is in the hospital. Hehas been there sinceMonday(=from Monday to now)

FOR + a period of time-Ed stayed with usforthreedays.-Im going awayfortheweekend.

three daysten years

ten minutes

a long time


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BEFORE/ DURING/ AFTER

BEFORE the movie

DURING the movie

AFTER the movie

-Dont forget to close the windows beforeyou go out.-I fell asleep duringthe movie.-They watch TV afterthey did thedishes.


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BEFORE/ AFTER + -ing

- I always have breakfast before goingto work. (=before I go to work)

I started work afterreadingthe newspaper.


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AFRAID OF/ GOOD AT, ETC.Afraid ofAngry/mad at somebodyAngry/mad about somethingDifferent from ...Different than ...Full of ...Good/ bad at ...Interested in ...Married to ...Nice/kind of somebody to ...Nice/ kind to somebody ...Sorry about somethingSorry for somebodyTired of ...

- Aretired of dogs?-Why are you mad at me? What did I do?-The room was full ofpeople.-Are you angry about last night?-Lynn is different from/ than her sister.-Are you good at math?-Tina is very bad at writing letters-Im not interested in sports.-Sue is married to a dentist.-It was kind of youto help us.-David is always very nice to me.-Im sorry about your accident.

-I feel sorry for them.-Im tired of my job. I need a change.


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