Fourteenth set is on the subject of ‘Nouns and Modifiers’; A word or group of words that describes or limits a verb, noun, adjective, or adverb. Modifiers applied to nouns are adjectives. Modifiers applied to verbs or adjectives are adverbs. It also explains to express quantity all of, one of, none of, every, and indefinite pronouns. Then these presentations give details of subject verb agreement of the sentences.

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3. Chapter 14 Nouns and Modifiers
CONTENTS
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14-1 Modifying nouns with adjectives and nouns
14-2 Word order of adjectives
14-3 Expressions of quantity: all of, most of, some of,…
14-4 Expressions of quantity: subject-verb agreement
14-5 Expressions of quantity: one of, none of
14-6 Indefinite pronouns: nothing and no one
14-7 Indefinite pronouns: something, someone, anything,…
14-8 Using every
14-9 Linking verbs + adjectives
14-10 Adjectives and adverbs
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4. Preview
Noun or Adjective ?
truck
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5. Preview
Noun or Adjective ?
delicious
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6. Preview
Noun or Adjective ?
interesting
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7. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
I bought an old book.
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8. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
ADJECTIVE + NOUN
(a) I bought an old book.
adjective noun
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9. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
NOUN + NOUN
(b) I bought a science book.
(c) We went to a dress
nouns shop.
nouns
We went to a dresses shop.?
noun as adjective singular
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10. 14-1 MODIFYING NOUNS WITH ADJECTIVES AND NOUNS
ADJECTIVE + NOUN + NOUN
(d) I bought a thick science book.
I bought a science thick book ?
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11. 14-1 Let’s Practice
The elderly lady is learning.
adjective ? noun ?
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12. 14-1 Let’s Practice
I put the coffee cup away.
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noun used ?
as adjective noun
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13. 14-1 Let’s Practice
The nice waiter gave me a cold soda.
adjective ? noun?
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14. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
a old rusty boat
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15. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(a) a large red car a red large car ?
two adjectives
large red
size color
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16. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(b) a wonderful old car
(c) a delicious red apple
(d) a good Italian pizza
age
opinion color
nationality
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17. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(e) OPINION ADJECTIVES
dangerous favorite important
difficult good interesting
dirty happy strong
expensive honest wonderful
opinion many other
adjectives adjectives
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18. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
OPINION SIZE AGE COLOR NATIONALITY MATERIAL
nice thin young grey French gold
funny little old pink Korean tin
tasty big ancient white Italian marble
(f) a funny little story
(g) a tasty pink grapefruit
(h) a nice French gold necklace
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19. 14-2 WORD ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
USUAL ORDER OF ADJECTIVES
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
OPINION SIZE AGE COLOR NATIONALITY MATERIAL
nice thin young grey French gold
funny little old pink Korean tin
tasty big ancient white Italian marble
(i) a big ancient white Italian marble statue
RARE
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20. 14-2 Let’s Practice
glass lovely new
lovely new glass
a ________________ set.
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