Use extreme adjectives to make the sentences more grammatical.

Super-Adjectives 3

surprising	unexpected, remarkable , sudden
old	ancient['eɪnʃnt], antique
clean	spotless ['spɔtləs], immaculate [ɪ'mækjələt]
ugly	hideous ['hɪdɪəs], unsightly
funny	hilarious, laughable ['lɑːfəbl]
stupid	imbecile ['ɪmbəsiːl], foolish
interesting	breathtaking, spectacular [spek'tækjələ]
skinny	lean [liːn], bony ['bəunɪ]
smart	sophisticated, bright
sad	sorrowful, blue
shy	coy [kɔɪ], reserved, timid

Use extreme adjectives to make the sentences more grammatical.

1. After arguing I felt very sad, because we broke up.

2. I didn’t expect she would be very skinny. She needs a doctor I guess.

3. You bought a very ugly dress, I won’t go out with you if you put it on.

4. Martin didn’t say a word! Is he always that veryshy?

5. Leave me alone, please. I’m very sad and I don’t want to see anybody.

6. I want to live in a very old castle on the sea shore.

7. Dan was only 4, but his speech sounded like he was 40. What a very smart boy!

8. The can-can show in a Moulin Rouge cabaret is very interesting and very funny.

9. I love The Alps, the snow is very clean there.

10. Joanna cannot do this job, she is very stupid
and very shy for that.

One more time:

Popular Idioms 1

		don’t judge a book by its cover	appearance doesn’t indicate the true character	Don't judge a book by its cover. He is not silly at all
		a closed mouth doesn't get fed	to get something you have to do something	–I think I deserve a raise at my job, but I'm afraid to ask for one –A closed mouth doesn't get fed
		you made your bed, now you must lie in it	when something goes wrong only by your own fault	–I cursed my boss out, knocked everything in his of­fice over and stormed out. He then fired me. –You made your bed, now you must lie in it.
		mumbo jumbo	nonsense or meaningless speech	There's so much legal mumbo jumbo in these documents that it's hard to make sense of them.
		a chip on smb’s shoulder	being annoyed and irritated by smth that happened in the past	He hasn't recovered from the shock and seems to have a chip on his shoulder about it.
		you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink	you can give someone an opportunity, but you can't force them to take it	–I have done everything I could to get him a job. No matter what I do, he just won't work!" –You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink.
		pot calling the kettle black	you criticize others for the problem you have yourself :	“I wouldn't call him lazy if I were you, Andy; that would be the pot calling the kettle black.”
		between a rock and a hard place	a situation where one is faced with two equally difficult alternatives	Schools for problem kids are between a rock and a hard place - they can be sued if children run away and get hurt, but have no power to keep the door locked.
		sit/be on the fence	hesitate ['hezɪteɪt]	My husband and children would like a dog, but I am still on the fence. I hate pets.
		the big cheese	an important or powerful person in a group or organization	Apparently her father is a big cheese in one of the major banks.

Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1309