noun modifier: (a) The lovely Christmas party (b) A trendy silk designer dress (c) The frightfully expensive golden Maruti car keys Look at these examples from the text, and say whether the modifiers (in italics) are nouns, proper nouns, or adjective plus noun. (i) An otter fixation (iv) The London streets (ii) The iron railings (v) soft velvet fur (iii) The Tigris marshes (vi) A four-footed soccer player Given below are some nouns, and a set of modifiers (in the box). Combine the nouns and modifiers to make as many appropriate phrases as you can. ( Hint : The nouns and modifiers are all from the texts in this book.) temple girls triangle dresses person thoughts boys roar gifts scream farewell expression time subject landscape handkerchief crossing flight chatterbox profession physique coffee view celebration college rough hundred stone ordinary love uncomfortable white slang slack bare railroad termendous family marriage plump invigorating panoramic heartbreaking birthday incorrigible ridiculous loud first three III.
Read this sentence: He shook himself, and I half expected a cloud of dust . The author uses a cloud of dust to give a picture of a large quantity of dust. Phrases like this indicate a particular quantity of something that is not usually countable. For example: a bit of land , a drop of blood , a pinch of salt, a piece of paper .
Match the words on the left with a word on the right. Some words on the left can go with more than one word on the right. (i) a portion of – blood (ii) a pool of – cotton (iii) flakes of – stones (iv) a huge heap of – gold (v) a gust of – fried fish (vi) little drops of – snow (vii) a piece of – water (viii) a pot of – wind Use a bit of/a piece of/a bunch of/a cloud of/a lump of with the italicised nouns in the following sentences. The first has been done for you as an example.
(i) My teacher gave me some My teacher gave me a bit of advice. advice. (ii)