2014-07-11 Structure: order of adjectives

p. 133 (answers to A and B in the back of the book)
C
1 B - number
2 C - little ("little" is a smaller quantity than "a little")
3 D - anything ("not" + "no-" is a double negative and is incorrect)
4 A - A great many of (a great deal - noncount)

I have few problems and little stress. = I'm happy.
I have a few problems and a little stress. = I'm not so happy.
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p. 126 exericise 3
2 less
3 enough
4 more
5 a few / a couple of
6 one of
7 both of
8 $50
9 fewer
10 much
11 few
12 most of
13 a couple of / a few
14 some
15 every

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I live in an old brick big house. (no)
I live in an old big brick house. (no)
I live in a  brick old big house. (no)
I live in a  big old brick house. (YES!)
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Adjectives in the same category (usually opinion)
 a beautiful and interesting painting
an interesting and beautiful painting
 a beautiful, interesting painting
an interesting, beautiful painting
an interesting, beautiful, sad painting

a black and red dress
a red and black dress
a red, white, and blue flag

an aged, chilled wine
 a chilled, aged wine

   a middle-class Italian family
* an Italian middle-class family (sounds a little bit wrong)
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Compound Modifiers:

number+noun: a 250-page book, (+adj: a 250-page-long book) "page" not "pages"
	     a six-foot man (he is six feet tall)

noun+present participle: a prize-winning film (the film won a prize)

noun+past participle: a stress-related illness (illnes is related to stress)
adv.+past participle: a well-known actor (the actor is known well)

adjective + "past participle" of body parts:
(or number)				a one-armed man
					a long-haired woman
					a three-legged table
					a six-footed man (he has six feet)
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p. 140 exercise 2
2 new silk
3 ugly purple denim
4 suitable dress-up
5 interesting and important (opinion + opinion)
6 memorable good ("good impression" is a specific kind of thing)
  good, memorable (opinion + opinion)
7 unstylish, sloppy (opinion + opinion)
8 round blue sapphire
9 oval green emerald
10 excellent tomato-and-cheese
11 fancy dress-up
12 beautiful purple denim
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Homework: p. 141-2 exercise 3 and p. 142-3 exercise 4
(Exercise 4 - write your own sentences about the given phrases)