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Exclamations with adjectives to show surprise

Remember the position of adjectives in English:


Adjectives in English go BEFORE nouns: Example: A tall man (never a man tall ), a beautiful woman (never a woman beautiful )

What a beautiful garden!

What + a / an + singular countable noun

What disgusting food!

What + adjective + uncountable noun

What busy people!

What + adjective + plural countable noun

How awful!

How + adjective

Oral Practice

Look at the following pictures and think of 2 phrases to show your surprise. Use the structures seen in class.

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