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modifier (수식어)

  • 형용사
    • He is a man.
      • He is a young[healthy / handsome / wise / married / ...] man.
  • 부사
    • He runs.
      • He runs in the morning[in the park / fast / for thirty minutes / every day / ...].

형용사

  • This book is interesting. (서술적 용법)
  • This is an interesting book. (한정적 용법)
    • time vs. a good time
    • book (막연함)
    • a book (아무 책, 의미 한정, 한정사)
    • an interesting book (재미있는 책, 의미 한정, 형용사)
  • He has two sons who are doctors. (제한적 용법, 선행사를 수식)
  • He has two sons, who are doctors. (계속적 용법, 선행사를 설명)

형용사 용법

  • 서술적 용법
    • Ryan = healthy
      • Ryan is healthy.
      • Ryan seems[appears] healthy.
      • Ryan stays[remains] healthy.
      • Ryan becomes[gets] healthy.
    • she = sexy
      • She is sexy.
      • She looks sexy.
      • She sounds sexy.
      • She talks sexy.
      • She walks sexy.
      • She dresses sexy.
    • They looked happily at each other.

    • A: The dog smells good. (link)
      • dog = good
    • B: The dog smells well. (not link)

한정적 용법

  • I saw a familiar face at the next table.
  • It turned out to be a fatal mistake.
  • Buying a used car takes time and research.
  • Some may think this is an impossible mission.

  • 항상 형용사가 명사 앞에 위치하는 것은 아님
    • a mission impossible
    • 사람들의 관심을 환기시키는 효과
      • 김봉두 선생 vs. 선생 김봉두
    • ’~ General’
      • ‘특정 하나가 아닌, 전체와 관련 있는’
      • 총괄
        • Secretary General (of the United Nations)
        • Director General (of the WHO)
        • Surgeon General
        • Attorney General
    • something / anything / nothing
      • I need something new.
      • There is nothing wrong with that.
      • I had a feeling that she would be someone special in my life.
      • Nobody present knew the answer.
    • 분사
      • In this poll, 50 percent of those surveyed said they disapproved of Bush’s Iraq policy.
      • There’s a strong correlation between time spent playing games and childhood obesity.
    • to부정사
      • This is a difficult question to answer.
      • With less than five minutes to play, he scored his second goal of the game.

명사 앞에서만 수식하는 형용사들

  • a live fish
  • Ryan is an old friend of mine.
  • That’s a nice little house.
  • They were mere puppets.

명사를 설명만 해주는 형용사들

  • a-
    • He was asleep when I arrived.
    • She was afraid to go out of the house.
    • I was all alone in the house.
    • They are very much alike.
  • Ryan’s been ill recently, but he’s looking verry well now.

원급·비교급·최상급

  • He is tall.
  • He is as tall as you.
  • He is taller than you.
  • He is the tallest boy in the class.

  • Women are not as tall and as strong. They don’t have as much upper body strength.
    • as tall as men, as strong as men, as much upper body strength as men
  • Store brands can sell anywhere from 25 percent to 50 percent less than a comparable national brand. But are the store brands as good?
    • as good as national brands
  • My brother speaks three languages, and I speak as many languages.
    • as many languages as he does

부사

  • 동사와 형용사를, 때로는 부사를 꾸며줌 (부가적인 요소)
    • I don’t remember him very well.
    • It’s terribly cold today.
    • They’re running anusually fast.
    • They were fighting that night.
    • I didn’t go for that reason.
    • I was shocked when I first saw you.
    • If you agree, I’ll go with him.

부사 vs. 전치사

  • 전치사일 때는 뒤에 무언가가 같이 나옴
    • 전치사, 말 그대로 앞에 놓이는 말
      • He is in his office.
      • A man came down the stairs.
  • 전치사가 부사로 사용될 경우
    • You can go in.
    • Sit down.
  • on (접촉의 느낌)
    • I left the letter on the desk.
    • I put on my coat and went to work.
    • I’ve put on a bit of weight and I should stay off the doughnuts.
    • He was standing there with nothing on.
    • I don’t remember what he had on.
    • If you like that dress, you can try it on.
    • He turned on the radio.
    • Could you hold on for a minute? I’ve got another call.
    • hands-on experience
      • 본인 손으로 직접 체험
    • an on-ramp
      • ramp와 연결되는 길
    • on-the-job training
      • job과 접촉된 상태에서의 교육
  • on (계속)
    • The meeting went on for over four hours.
    • Life goes on.
    • I just want to get on with my life.
    • We intend to carry on as usual.
    • Dream on, It’s not going to happen.
      • 계속 꿈이나 꿔~ …
    • Talks have dragged on for over a year.
    • It could go on and on and on.
    • All the lights were on.

  • Reference:
    • 오성호. (2006). Again! 뒤집어본 영문법. 김영사.

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