ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
Correct or Incorrect? "She bought a plastic, cheap, round table.
Debe ser: a cheap, round, plastic table → Opinion, Shape, Material
Fill in the blank: "My new apartment is ________ (bad) than my old one.
worse
Fill in the blank: "Yesterday was the ________ (hot) day of the entire year."
hottest (Doble t por la regla CVC: consonante-vocal-consonante).
Fill in the blank: "I can't buy this phone. It is ________ expensive." (too / enough)
too.
Fill in the blank: "It was raining, ________ we decided to stay at home."
so (expresses consequence).
Fill in the blank: "He is wearing a ________ (leather / Italian / black) jacket.
black Italian leather (Color, Origin, Material
Correct or Incorrect? "This exam is more easy than the last one
easier
Find the missing word: "She is the most intelligent student ________ the class." (in / of / than)
in (Se usa in para lugares/grupos, no of).
"He isn't tall too to play basketball."
Incorrect order. "He isn't tall enough to..." (Enough va después del adjetivo).
Choose the correct linker: "________ it was very late, he continued working." (So / Although / But)
Although (introduces a contrast).
Pon estas palabras en orden: [ French / beautiful / wooden / old / a ] desk
a beautiful old French wooden desk (Opinion, Age, Origin, Material)
"Traveling by train is ________ than by plane." A) more cheap B) comfortabler C) far more comfortable
C (comfortable is a long adjectives, it needs more)
Correct or Incorrect? "It was the most bad movie I have ever seen."
Incorrect. (Should be: the worst).
"We have ________ to finish the project."
A) enough time
B) time enough
C) too time
A (Enough va antes del sustantivo, pero después del adjetivo).
"Although she studied hard, but she didn't pass the exam."
obra un conector. No se usan Although y But en la misma oración. Debe ser: "Although she studied hard, she didn't pass..." o "She studied hard, but she didn't pass..."
Find the error: "I saw two giant, grey, African, amazing elephants at the zoo.
Amazing debe ir al principio por ser opinión: "two amazing, giant, grey, African elephants
"The weather today is much ________ (dry) than yesterday, but the wind is ________ (strong)."
drier / stronger (Atención a la regla ortográfica de la -y a -ier).
Tricky Choice: ¿Cuál es el superlativo de "far"?
The farthest / The furthest (both are correct).
Rewrite using TOO: "This coffee is so hot that I can't drink it." → "This coffee is ________."
too hot to drink (o too hot for me to drink).
Complete with SO or ALTHOUGH: "I didn't have much money, ________ I bought the ticket. / I didn't have much money, ________ I didn't buy the ticket."
Primera: although (o but). Segunda: so.
Spot the trick: Which sentence is correct?
A) A big red square box.
B) A square big red box.
C) A big square red box.
C (Size, Shape, Color)
correct or incorrect? "His explanation was more clearer than the teacher's.
"His explanation was clearer than..." (No se combina more con -er).
Order the sentence: [ in / city / the / this / is / dangerous / most / neighborhood / the ]
This is the most dangerous neighborhood in the city.
Spot the difference: ¿Significan lo mismo?
"She is old enough to vote."
"She is too young to vote."
Sí, expresan la misma idea, pero con estructuras opuestas.
Combine into ONE sentence using ALTHOUGH: "He was tired. He cooked dinner for everyone."
"Although he was tired, he cooked dinner for everyone." (o viceversa: "He cooked dinner for everyone although he was tired.").