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PAGE 259 204 The + adjective The adjective can be modified by an adverb. the very rich the severely disabled Some adjectives normally take an adverb. the more/less fortunate the mentally ill NOTE a In a few contexts, the + adjective can mean a specific group rather than people in general. The injured were taken to hospital. b A few adjectives can come after a/an to mean a specific person. Now a superstar, she was an unknown only two years ago. c There are a few adjectives that we can use as nouns, such as colour words. They take s in the plural. a black (= a black person) the Greens (= supporters of the green movement) d For the French, •288. 2 Abstract qualities a b c We can use some adjectives after the to refer to things in general which have an abstract quality. There are a lot of books on the supernatural. The human race has a great thirst for the unknown. The supernatural means 'supernatural happenings in general'. Other examples: the mysterious, the unexplained, the absurd, the ordinary, the old, the new. The noun phrase takes a singular verb. The new drives out the old. A few adjectives can have a more specific meaning. The unexpected happened. (= something that was unexpected) Have you heard the latest? (= the latest news) Also: fear the worst, hope for the best, in the dark We use the+ adjective + thing to talk about a particular quality or aspect of a situation. This usage is rather informal. It was an amusing sight, but the annoying thing (about it) was that I didn't have my camera with me. We cannot leave out thing here.
PAGE 260 25 Adverbials 205 Summary Introduction to adverbials • 206 An adverbial can be an adverb phrase, prepositional phrase or noun phrase. Luckily the money was on my desk when I arrived this morning. Adverb forms • 207 Many adverbs end in ly: quietly, finally, certainly. There are some pairs of adverbs like hard and hardly with different meanings. The position of adverbials • 208 Some adverbials come next to the word or phrase they modify. those people over there really nice Some adverbials modify a verb or a whole clause. They come in front, mid or end position. Front Mid End Today the train actually left on time. Types of adverbial Adverbs of manner • 209 slowly, with a smile (how?) Place and time • 210 here, at the post office (where?) yesterday, next week (when?) ages, for three weeks (how long?) Adverbs of frequency • 211 often, every week (how often?) Adverbs of degree • 212 very, a bit (how?) Focus and viewpoint • 213 only, especially medically, from a political point of view Truth adverbs • 214 probably, on the whole
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31 Adverbial clauses 327 32 Conditi
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VIII Acknowledgements The author an
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PAGE 1 1 English grammar 1 Summary
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PAGE 3 4 Phrases 2 There are eight
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PAGE 9 9 Linking verbs 9 Linking ve
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PAGE 13 13 And and or 2 We can add
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PAGE 15 Statements, questions, impe
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PAGE 39 34 Question tags 2 Overview
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PAGE 47 43 Patterns with so, neithe
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PAGE 61 51 Emphasis 51 Emphasis MUS
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PAGE 63 51 Emphasis b Look at these
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PAGE 71 56 Punctuation 3 Sub clause
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PAGE 75 8 The verb phrase 57 Summar
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PAGE 95 10 The future 70 Summary Th
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PAGE 97 72 Be going to Won't can ex
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PAGE 99 75 The future continuous: w
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PAGE 115 92 Necessity 4 A modal ver
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PAGE 117 92 Necessity In the past s
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PAGE 175 17 Nouns and noun phrases
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PAGE 309 You just can't live on £8
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