အဂၤလိပ္သဒၵါ ၁၈ ရက္ေန႔ေျမာက္.... English Grammar 18 Days.... Chapter .4 The adjective : ( add to) (1) Hkawn Mai is a clever girl. ( girl of what?) (2) I don’t like that boy. ( which boy?) (3) He gave me five mangos. ( how many mango?) (4) There is little time for preparation. ( how much time?) Adjective : A word with a noun to describe or point out the person, animal, place, thing, which the noun names or tell the number or quantity is called an Adjective. Kinds of Adjective. (1) Adjective of quality or descriptive adjective . Eg. He is an honest man. The foolish old crow tired to sing. This is a Grammar of the English Language. Big, fat , high, wide , good , clever, small, thin, short, narrow, bad, stupid, bright, tall, long, clean, rich, quick, young, new, dirty, poor, slow, etc… French wine, India tea, Kachin bag… The words underline are actually proper noun but they are acting the work of adjective, so we call them “proper adjective or descriptive adjective. H.W : Make a sentence by using descriptive adjective words. ( half of them) Essay: if someone says , “You are crazy” what will be your feeling? Why? …(130 ) words. (2) Adjective of number : (A) definite numberal adj , (C) indefinite numberal adj. (A) DNA which denotes exact number . - There are two kinds of definite numberal adjective. (a) Cardina ( how many?) Eg. One, two, three , …etc.. (b) Ordinal ( the order of the things) Eg. First, second, third…etc.. (B) Indefinite numberal adjective. Expression of quantity Used with CN Used withUNCN A little No A little water Much No Much water A few A few students No Many Many students No A great deal of A great deal of students A great deal of money. Not any / no Do not have any students Do not have any money. Some Some students Some money A lot of / lots of A lot of students. A lot of sugar A large quantity of No Yes A large number of Yes Yes Plenty of Yes Yes Most Yes Yes All Yes Yes Several Yes No Whole No Yes Enough/ sufficient Yes Yes (1) A little / much + UCN Little : not much ( hardly not) negative idea. Eg. He showed little concern of his nephew. There is little water in the stream. A little : ( not much ) but positive idea. Eg. There is a little hope of his recovery. The little : ( the whole not much ) Eg. The little money he has ( that – makoi nga ai) is not enough to buy a car. Much : Eg. I have much money to borrow you. I have much water to take a bath. H.W : My hobby ( 100) words. What kinds of flower do you like most? (140 ) words. - Quantifier ( little – much ) - Take note ( case of noun ) A few / many + CN Few : not many , hardly any ( negative idea ) Eg. Few girls can keep the secret. A few : positive idea. Eg. A few men are free from fault. The few : but all there. Eg. I have the few books. Many : I have got many friends in Myitkyina. Some / Any + CN/UCN Eg. Do you have any sugar? I have some sugar. I don’t want any sugar. - Do you have any friends in Myitkyina? - Yes , I have some friends here. Note : some use in a positive sentence. Eg. I have some friends. But sometimes “ some” is used in the question sentence. ( esp : ask , offer ) Eg. I am going to buy some clothes. Do you want to buy some? I have a lot of sugar. Would you like some? Not….any : uses in a negative or Interrogative sentence. Eg. I do not want to buy any mangoes. Do you want any sugar? Are there any biscuits? Yes, there are some biscuits in the kitchen. Enough + UCN/ CN eg. We have enough students to clean the room. I have enough money to buy the car. Most + UCN/ CN Eg. Most students like to have holiday. Do not eat most curry is bad for your health. No + UCN/CN Eg. I have no money. I have no pen to note the lesson. All + UCN/ CN Eg. All students have gone to the party. Can you borrow all money to me? Whole : UCN Eg. She has eatten the whole pot of rice. No / none + CN/ UCN Eg. I have none money. Many 1. A lot of / lots of + CN 2. A great deal of + CN 3. Plenty of + CN 4. A large number of + CN 5. Several + CN Eg. You got a lot of students in your class. I have plenty of money in my pocket. Much 1. A lot of / lots of + UCN 2. A great deal of + UCN 3. Plenty of + UCN 4. A large number of + UCN 5. A large quantity of + UCN Eg. I have plenty of money in pocket. I have a large quantity of rice in my pot. ( 3 ) Destributive Adjective Each Either Neither ( not either) Every : use singular N + singular V Each : Eg. Each child gets a present .( two or more them two number) Every : every girl can go there. Note : don’t use when there are just two numbers. Every girl can go there. ( ..) wrong. Either : .. ( there are two numbers but you must take just only one) You can take neither pencil. Neither : .. ( there are two numbers but you cannot take any one) You can take neither pencil. ( 4 ) Demostrative Adjective Singular plural This these That those Such such Eg. These mangoes are sweet. I hate such thing. Note : demostrative answer the question ( which? ) H.W : The day that I cannot forget . (130 ) words.
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