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#2 (permalink) Sun Oct 22, 2006 14:29 pm Gradable adjectives |
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Hi Quoc
Which do you think are correct?
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Yankee I'm a Communicator ;-)

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#3 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 2:05 am Gradable adjectives |
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Hi Yankee,
Here are my opinions. please correct them.
A.Two gradable adjectives from the same class:
1.I've just finished this boring depressing novel. I
B. More than two gradable adjectives from the same class:
2. That is the friendly peaceful cooperative world. I
C.Two gradable adjectives from the different classes:
3. This is an attractive big garden. C 4. This is a big attractive garden. I 5. This is a big, attractive garden. I 6. This is a big and attractive garden. I
D.More than two gradable adjectives from the different classes:
7.That is a big attractive old garden C
8.That is an old attractive big garden I
9.That is an old big attractive garden I
10.That is an attractive old big garden I
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#4 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 14:51 pm Gradable adjectives |
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Teacher Yankee,
Please correct my answers.
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Tung Quoc I'm here quite often ;-)
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#5 (permalink) Mon Oct 23, 2006 15:37 pm Gradable adjectives |
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| tung quoc wrote: |
A.Two gradable adjectives from the same class:
1.I've just finished this boring depressing novel. I
B. More than two gradable adjectives from the same class:
2. That is the friendly peaceful cooperative world. I
C.Two gradable adjectives from the different classes:
3. This is an attractive big garden. C 4. This is a big attractive garden. I 5. This is a big, attractive garden. I 6. This is a big and attractive garden. I
D.More than two gradable adjectives from the different classes:
7.That is a big attractive old garden I
8.That is an old attractive big garden I
9.That is an old big attractive garden I
10.That is an attractive old big garden I |
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