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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
About adjectives
Which is correct?
(a) (i) The white rose is unusual. / is an unusual flower.
(ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose.
(iii) The orange rose is the most unusual. / is the most unusual flower.
(b) (i) The oil palm tree is useful. / is an useful tree.
(ii) The rubber tree is more usuful more the rubber tree.
(iii) The coconut tree is the most useful. / is the most useful tree.
(a) (i) The white rose is unusual. / is an unusual flower.
(ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose.
(iii) The orange rose is the most unusual. / is the most unusual flower.
(b) (i) The oil palm tree is useful. / is an useful tree.
(ii) The rubber tree is more usuful more the rubber tree.
(iii) The coconut tree is the most useful. / is the most useful tree.
Top answer
(a) (i) The white rose is unusual. / is an unusual flower. ) (ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose.
- (a) (i) The white rose is unusual.
- / is an unusual flower.
- ) (ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose.
- -- OK (iii) The orange rose is the most unusual.
- / is the most unusual flower.
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(a) (i) The white rose is unusual. / is an unusual flower. -- OK (but factually dubious?)
(ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose. -- OK
(iii) The orange rose is the most unusual. / is the most unusual flower. -- OK, but the first form requires some prior context that explains the scope of "most".
(b) (i) The oil palm tree is useful. / is a
(ii) The purple rose is more unusual than the white rose. -- OK
(iii) The orange rose is the most unusual. / is the most unusual flower. -- OK, but the first form requires some prior context that explains the scope of "most".
(b) (i) The oil palm tree is useful. / is a
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