Despite / in spite / although / even though
What's the meaning of "despite" / "in spite of" in spanish?
What is a compound adjective?
A compound adjective is a combination of two or more words which can perform the role of an adjective in a sentence.
What are gradable adjectives?
Tell an example.
This means we can have different levels of that quality. For example, you can be a bit cold, very cold or extremely cold.
What is a noun?
What is an adjective?
Noun: a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular one of these (proper noun).
Adjective: a word or phrase naming an attribute, added to or grammatically related to a noun to modify or describe it.
Complete with although, despite or in spite of:
_________ he was ill, he went to work.
Although he was ill, he went to work.
How do we identify a compound adjective?
Hyphen
What are non-gradable adjectives?
Tell an example
Non-gradable adjectives are adjectives that cannot be expressed in degrees and so cannot be graded.
Ex. Enormous
Complete the sentence with the correspondent noun:
Her _____ increased as she watched the hours pass. (anxious)
Her anxiety increased as she watched the hours pass. (anxious)
Complete with even though, although or in spite of:
He went out __________ the rain.
He went out in spite of the rain.
Tell me a compound adjective with the following elements:
Number + Noun
Ex.
three-hour, 30-page, five minute
Use some modifiers for the next adjectives:
Cold
Ugly
Hot
Ex
A bit cold
Rather ugly
Very hot
Complete the sentence with the correspondent noun:
She was in a lot of pain and had to have her _____ teeth pulled out. (wise)
She was in a lot of pain and had to have her wisdom teeth pulled out.
Complete with even though, despite or although:
He has ordinary habits, ________ being famous.
He has ordinary habits, despite being famous.
Tell me a compound adjective with the following elements:
Adjective + noun
Ex. last-minute, full-lenght, long-distance, high-quality
Use some modifiers for the following adjectives:
freezing
boiling
dead
Ex. absolutely freezing
completely boiling
totally dead
Complete the sentence with the correspondent noun:
I felt an enormous _____ when I heard he was safe and sound. (relieve)
I felt an enormous relief when I heard he was safe and sound. (relieve)
Make up two sentences:
1. Use although
2. Use in spite of / despite
Ex. Although she is smart, she didn't pass the exam.
Ex. In spite of doing her best effort, she didn't pass the exam.
Complete three out of the four following compound adjectives:
narrow-
good-
old-
smoke-
narrow-minded
good-looking
old-fashioned
smoke-free
Complete the next sentences:
I am e_______ tired.
This exercise is a_________ impossible.
He is v_____ interested in the subject.
I am extremely tired.
This exercise is absolutely impossible.
He is very interested in the subject.
Complete the sentence with the correspondent noun:
Unfortunately, we experience a _____ of workforce right now. (short)
Unfortunately, we experience a shortage of workforce right now. (short)