1) insolent2) soothing 3) cheerful 4) fruity voice
1) lax 2) carefree 3) casual 4) ambivalent attitudes 1) obscene 2) rude 3) theatrical 4) defiant gesture
4 Did you notice the suffixes -ful, -less in words that you have come across fromUnits 1–6, such as harmful, dreadful, joyless, restless? Both suffixes can beadded to nouns or verbs to form adjectives. When added to nouns, -ful canmean “full of” or “having the quality of”, such as careful; while -less can mean“without” or “not having the quality of”, such as careless. In this case, -ful canbe understood as the opposite of -less. But when added to verbs, -ful can mean“apt to, able to; accustomed to”, such as forgetful, while -less can mean “cannotbe -ed”, such as countless.
Now complete the following table by adding -ful and -less to the words. Somewords can be combined with only one of the prefixes. Consult a dictionary ifnecessary.
Nouns / Verbs Adjectives with -fulAdjectives with -less count—— countless doubtdoubtful doubtless eventeventful eventless forgetforgetful —— fruitfruitful fruitless hopehopeful hopeless mercymerciful merciless peacepeaceful peaceless powerpowerful powerless thoughtthoughtful thoughtless
Translate the following into English, using the words you have thus formed.
1) 一个轻率的决定a thoughtless decision 2) 一位多产的作家a fruitful writer 3) 一位仁慈的老人a merciful old man 4) 一个强大的国家a powerful nation 5) 一个和平的解决方案a peaceful solution 6) 一次令人愉快的聚会a delightful party
7) 一个健忘的人a forgetful man 8) 一个多事的年代an eventful age 9) 一个充满希望的未来a hopeful future 10) 一次毫无结果的调查a fruitless investigation
Grammar in Context
Study the following sentences that appear in this unit, paying special attention tothe WITH phrase. Reflect on the grammatical function of the