Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 73 стр.

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14. The driver of the car was …(serious) injured.
15. I think you behaved very…(selfish).
16. There was a…(sudden) change in the weather.
17. The train went…(smooth).
18. He’s just shaved and his face feels…(smooth).
19. The fur feels…(soft) to the touch.
20. He was singing…(soft) to himself.
NB! Some adjectives ending in -ly (friendly, lovely, fatherly, motherly, silly,
lively, ugly, cowardly etc.) form their adverbs with «in a…way/manner».
TASK 100. Change the following sentences using in a …way.
1. He slipped away like a coward.
2. I patted the dog’s head like a friend.
3. «To think we were like that», said Maud, as if she were their mother.
4. I hope he’ll treat Jim like his father.
5. Pat giggled like a silly girl.
6. He stared straight at Elizabeth. He looked unfriendly.
NB! Some adverbs look the same as related adjectives: daily, early, fast,
hard, late, monthly, easy, low, best, free, deep, long, right etc.
TASK 101. Adjectives or adverbs? Translate the sentences into Russian and ex-
plain the difference.
1. She gets paid daily
.
2. My daily
journey to work takes 2 hours.
3. Early
to bed, early to rise…
4. It’s an early
bird that catches the worm.
   14. The driver of the car was       (serious) injured.
   15. I think you behaved very        (selfish).
   16. There was a      (sudden) change in the weather.
   17. The train went     (smooth).
   18. He’s just shaved and his face feels          (smooth).
   19. The fur feels    (soft) to the touch.
   20. He was singing      (soft) to himself.


 NB! Some adjectives ending in -ly (friendly, lovely, fatherly, motherly, silly,
 lively, ugly, cowardly etc.) form their adverbs with «in a…way/manner».


TASK 100. Change the following sentences using in a …way.
   1. He slipped away like a coward.
   2. I patted the dog’s head like a friend.
   3. «To think we were like that», said Maud, as if she were their mother.
   4. I hope he’ll treat Jim like his father.
   5. Pat giggled like a silly girl.
   6. He stared straight at Elizabeth. He looked unfriendly.


 NB! Some adverbs look the same as related adjectives: daily, early, fast,
 hard, late, monthly, easy, low, best, free, deep, long, right etc.


TASK 101. Adjectives or adverbs? Translate the sentences into Russian and ex-
plain the difference.


   1. She gets paid daily.
   2. My daily journey to work takes 2 hours.
   3. Early to bed, early to rise
   4. It’s an early bird that catches the worm.
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