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ADJECTIVES: WORD ORDER; ADJECTIVES

AFTER VERBSFact adjectives v opinion adjectivesi khi c hai hay nhiu hn cc tnh t i vi nhau:

My brother lives in a nice new house. Anh trai ti sng trong mt ngi nh mi v p.

In the kitchen there was a beautiful large round wooden table.Trong nh bp c mt ci bn g trn ln v p.

Cc tnh t nh new/large/round/wooden l nhng tnh t miu t, nu skin (fact adjectives) . Chng cho ta bit nhng thng tin khch quan v tui tc,kch thc, mu sc v.v... Cc tnh t nh nice/beautiful l nhng tnh t nu kin ch quan (opinion adjectives) . Chng cho ta bit cm ngh ca ai v mt vt hay mt ngi no .

Cc tnh t nu kin thng ng trc cc tnh t miu t, nu s kin (factadjective) .

opinion fact

a nice long summer holiday

an interesting young mandelicious hot vegetale soupa beautiful large round wooden table

Dng nhiu hn hai tnh ti khi ta dng hai hay nhiu hn cc tnh t miu t (fact adjectives) . Rt nhiukhi (nhng khng phi lun lun) ta t cc tnh t miu t theo th t sau:

a tall young man (1 2) big blue eyes (1 3)a small black plastic bag (1 3 5)a large wooden table (1 5)

An old Russian (2 4)an old white cotton shirt (2 3 5)

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Cc tnh t ch kch c v di (big/small/tall/short/long/v.v...) :

a large round table mt ci bn trn rnga tall thin girl mt c gi cao gy a long narrow street mt con ph di v hp

Khi hai tnh t ch mu sc i cng nhau, chng ta dng and ni chng:

a black and white dress b qun o mu en v trnga red, white and green flag l c , trng v xanh

nhnga long black dress (khng ni a long and black dress)b qun o en di

the first two days; the next few weeks;...Chng ta ni the first two days (hai ngy u) , the next few weeks (ttun ti) , the last ten minutes (mi pht cui), v.v...:

I didnt enjoy the first two days of the course. (khng ni the two firstdays)Ti khng thch hai ngy u kha hc.

Theyll be away for the next few weeks . (khng ni the few next weeks)H s i khi trong vi tun ti.

Tnh t sau be/get/become/seemTa t cc tnh t sau be / get / become / seem :

Be careful!Hy cn thn!

I m tired and Im getting hungry .Ti mt v ti thy i.

As the film went on, it became more and more boring .B phim cng v sau cng tr nn chn hn.

Your friend seems very nice .Bn anh dng nh rt tt bng.

Ta cng dng cc tnh t ni mt ngi no /mt vt no looks, feels,sounds, tastes hay smells nh th no:

You look tired. / I feel tired. / She sounds tired.Trng anh mt mi. / Ti cm thy mt. / C y c v mt mi.

The dinner smells good .

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Ba n thm ngon qu.

This tea tastes a bit strange .Tr ny v hi l.

Nhng cch thc mt ngi lm hay tin hnh mt vic g nh th no bn phidng trng t (adverb) (xem UNIT 99 , UNIT 100 ):

Drive carefully ! (khng ni drive careful)Hy li xe cn thn!

Susan plays the piano very well . (khng ni plays... very good)Susan chi piano rt hay.