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    Skill 47: Use Adjectives After Linking Verbs: Structure Skills 47 - 48

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    STRUCTURE SKILLS 47 – 48

    S K I L L 47: USE A D J E C T I V E S A F T E R L I N K I N G V E R B S

    G e n e r a l l y an a d v e r b r a t h e r than an a d j e c t i v e will come d i r e c t l y a f t e r a v e r b b e c a u s e t h e


    a d v e r b i s d e sc r i b i n g the v e r b .
    She s p o' k e n i . c I ,e t y .
    VERB A D V .

    In this e x a m p l e , the v e r b s p o k e is f o l l o w e d by the a d v e r b n i c e l y . This a d v e r b d e s c r i b e s t h e


    v e rb sp o ke.
    He seems u n u s u a l l y n i c e .
    SUB. ADV. A D J.

    In this e x a m p l e , the a d j e c t i v e n i c e , which d e s c r i b e s the s u b j e c t h e , i s i t s e l f


    d e sc r i b e d by t h e a d v e r b u n u s u a l ly . From this e x a m p l e , you s h o u l d n o t i c e that i t
    i s possible to have an a d v e r b d i r e c t l y a f t e r a linking v e r b , b u t only i f the a d v e r b
    d e s c r i b e s an a d j e c t i v e that f o l l o w s .
    The following c h a r t l i st s c o m m o n l y u s e d linking v e r b s and o u t l i n e s the
    d i f f e r e n t u se s
    o f a d j e c t i v e s a n d a d v e r b s a f t e r r e g u l a r v e r b s and
    linking v e r b s:

    H o w e v e r , you must be v e r y c a r e f u l i f the v e r b is a li n k i n g v e r b . A linking


    v e r b is f o l l o w e d by an a d j e c t i v e r a t h e r than an a d v e r b .
    f She l o o k s n i c e .
    I
    SUB. ADJ.

    In this e x a m p l e , the l i n k i n g v e r b l o o k s is followed by the a d j e c t i v e n i c e . This


    a d j e c t i v e d e s c r i b e s the s u b j e c t s h e .
    Y o u s h o u l d be s u r e to use an a d j e c t i v e r a t h e r than an a d v e r b a f t e r a
    linking v e r b . Be c a r e f u l , h o w e v e r , b e c a u s e the a d j e c t i v e that goes w i t h the
    linking v e r b does n o t always
    d i r e c t l y follow the l i n k i n g v e r b .

    EXERCISE 47: Each o f the following s e n t e n c e s c o n t a i n s at least o n e a d j e c t i v e o r a d v e r b .


    C i r c l e the a d j e c t i v e s and a d v e r b s , and label them. D r a w a r r o w s to the w o r d s they d e s c r i b e .
    Then i n d i c a t e i f the s e n t e n c e s are c o r r e c t ( C ) o r i n c o r r e c t ( I ) .
    f I
    1. The p a r e n t s seem ( a n g r i l y ) a b o u t the c h i l d ' s r e p o r t c a r d .
    ADV.

    C 2. The s p e a k e r t a 1 ! e d ( k n o J n g l i : ) a b o u t ( p r e h i � t o r i c ) f o ! i l s .
    ADV. A D J.

    3. A f t e r she d r a n k the l e m o n a d e , the cake t a s t e d too s w e e t l y to h e r .


    4. T h r o u g h o u t d i n n e r we w e r e b o r e d b e c a u s e he s p o k e i n c e s s a n t l y .

    5. Sam f e l t t e r r i b l y d e p r e s s e d a f t e r the a c c i d e n t .

    6. T h e n e i g h b o r a p p e a r e d c a l m i n s p i t e o f the f a c t t h a t his h o u s e was o n


    f ir e .

    7. He l o o k e d q u i t e u n h a p p i l y a t the t h o u g h t o f l e a v i n g his j o b .

    8. Ma r l a j u m p e d up q u i c k w h e n s h e h e a r d the g u n s h o t .

    9. E v e n t h o u g h we w e r e n o t r e a l l y h u n g r y , the f o o d s m e l l e d d e l i c i o u s .

    10 . T h e h i s t o r y c o u r s e t h a t I took l a s t s e m e s t e r p r o v e d m o r e
    d i f f i c u l t l y t h a n I had e x p e c t e d .

    S K IL L 48: P O S I T I O N A D J E C T I V E SA N D A D V E R BS
    CO RREC T LY

    A d j e c t i v e s a n d a d v e r b s can a p p e a r in i n c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n s in w r i t t e n e x p r e s s i o n q u e st i o n s
    on the TOEFL t e st . T h e r e are two c o m m o n e r r o r s o f this type that you s h o u l d beware o f :
    ( 1 ) the p o s i t i o n o f a d j e c t i v e s w i t h the n o u n s they d e s c r i b e , and ( 2 ) the p o si t i o n o f a d v e r b s
    w it h o b je c t s .
    In English i t i s c o r r e c t to place a o n e - w o r d a d j e c t i v e in f r o n t o f the n o u n i t d e sc r i b e s .
    On the TOEFL test, h o w e v e r , an i n c o r r e c t s e n t e n c e m i g h t have an a d j e c t i v e a f t e r the n o u n
    i t d e sc r i b e s .
    The i n f o r m a t i o n important! i s o n the f i r s t p a g e .
    N O U N A D J.

    In this e x a m p l e , the a d j e c t i v e i m p o r t a n t s h o u l d come b e f o r e the n o u n i n f o r m a t i o n b e c a u s e


    im p o r ta n t d e s c r i b e s in f or m a t io n .
    A s e c o n d p r o b l e m you s h o u l d be aware o f i s the p o si t i o n o f a d v e r b s w i t h o b j e c t s o f
    v e r b s . When a v e r b has an o b j e c t , an a d v e r b d e s c r i b i n g the v e r b s h o u l d n o t come b e t w e e n
    the v e r b a n d i t s o b j e c t .
    He has t a k e n r e c e n t l y * an E n g l i s h c o u r s e .
    AD V . O B JE C T

    This e x a m p l e is i n c o r r e c t b e c a u s e the a d v e r b r e c e n t l y comes b e t w e e n the v e r b has taken a n d


    i t s o b j e c t an English c o u r s e . T h e r e are many possible c o r r e c t i o n s f o r this s e n t e n c e .
    R e c e n t l s he has taken an English c o u r s e .
    He has r e c e n t l y taken an English c o u r s e .
    He has taken an English course r e c e n t l y .

    Y o u can s e e f r o m these e x a m p l e s that t h e r e are many possible c o r r e c t p o s i t i o n s f o r t h e


    a d v e r b . What is i m p o r t a n t f o r you to r e m e m b e r is that an a d v e r b that d e s c r i b e s a v e r b c a n -
    n o t come b e t w e e n the v e r b a n d i t s o b j e c t .
    EXERCISE 48: Each o f the f o l lo w i n g s e n t e n c e s c o n t a i n s a t l e a s t one
    a d j e c t i v e o r a d v e r b . C i r c l e the a d j e c t i v e s a n d a d v e r b s , and l a b e l t h e m . D r a w
    a r r o w s to the w o r d s t h e y d e s c r i b e . Then i n d ic a t e i f the s e n t e n c e s are c o r r e c t
    (C ) o r in c o r r e c t (I ) .

    1. The s t o r e o p e n e d w i t h a s a l e f a n t a s t i c .
    A
    D
    J
    .

    C 2. T h e p h a r m a c i s t h a s always f i l l e t o u r o r d e r ( q u i l k l y )
    AD� AD �

    3. T h e p o l i t i c a l c a n d i d a t e s e x p r e s s e d t h e i r o p p o s i n g v i e w s .

    4. The l a w y e r h a s s e l e c t e d c a r e f u l l y a n e w c a s e .

    5. F r e q u e n t l y the c o f f e e has t a s t e d b i t t e r .

    6. T h e w e d d i n g r e c e p t i o n was h e l d a t a r e s t a u r a n t e x p e n s i v e .

    7. T h e s a l e s c l e r k h a s o f t e n t r a v e l e d to New Y o r k .

    8. F o l l o w i n g t h e f a i l u r e o f the f i r s t s e t o f p l a n s , the m a n a g e r has


    a lt e r e d su b s e q u e n t ly th e m .

    9. T h e s t u d e n t s had to s t u d y m a n y h o u r s daily d u r i n g the p r o g r a m i n t e n s i v e .

    10 . T h e n a v a l o f f i c e r was a s k e d to t r a n s f e r to a f o r e i g n c o u n t r y .

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