Complimenting expression

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• ENGLISH
• By 8th grade students group of Institut
  Indonesia Junior High School Semarang
• Cons. Imam S.

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Good Morning..!!

• H o w a r e y o u d o i n g ?
• I h o p e a l l o f y o u a r e f i n
  e.

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Imagine!

• What will you say if..

You suddenly see . Your friend gets A in an
English test?
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May be you will automatically say..

• Fantastic!
• Wow, thats amazing!
• Hey, thats really terrific!
• This is terrific!
• This is fantastic!
• Its wonderful!
• Thats awesome!

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Or may be you will say

• What a fantastic mark, it is!
• What an amazing mark, she has!
• How terrific, it is!
• How terrific!
• What a clever student!
• How clever, she is!
• How awesome!

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Lets study that expression

• All of those expression are expressing..

AMAZEMENT
SO
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WE WILL STUDY ABOUT
THEN
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How to express

• AN AMAZEMENT

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There are 2 kinds of amazement

• General expression
• Specific expression

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For examplesImagine if PSIS can defeats MU 3-0.

• May be, you will say.

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• Fantastic!
• Wow, thats amazing!
• Hey, thats really terrific!
• This is terrific!
• This is fantastic!
• Its wonderful!

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We can call them

• The General Expression of amazement

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They are easy to say, arent they?

• Just remember them, and you can express your
  amazement by using those sentences

Isnt it easy?
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If you say..

What a fantastic game, it is! What an amazing
moment, it is! How terrific, it is! How
fantastic!
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You can call them the Specific expression of
amazement

• Why do we call it specific?
• Because there are some rules you must obey to
  make this kind of expression

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Lets see the other examples.
When you suddenly see Agnes Monica in front of
you., You can say.
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• What a beautiful girl, Agnes Monica is!
• What a beautiful girl!
• How beautiful, she is!
• How beautiful!

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Rule No.1

• What a beautiful girl,

• WHAT Noun Phrase

Noun Phrase a/anadjectiveCountable Noun
Noun Phrase adjective Countable Noun s/es
Noun Phrase adjectiveUncountable Noun
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What a beautiful girl,

• What a beautiful girl

• What noun phrase

Noun phrasea beautiful girl
A beautiful girl a adjective noun
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Rule No.2

• What a beautiful girl, Agnes Monica is!

Agnes Monica is! S P
Agnes Monica is! it is optional
so
You may say ..What a beautiful girl!
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Rule No.3 - HOW

• How beautiful, Agnes Monica is!

How Adjective , S P
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Rule No.4 More than one object

• What clever students, they are!
• What clever students!
• How clever, they are!
• How clever!

DONT USE a after what
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For uncountable noun
DONT USE a after what

• Pay attention to the Subject of the sentence

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For examples. Uncountable noun

1. What delicious meat, it is!
2. What delicious meat!
3. How delicious, it is!
4. How delicious!

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Now you understand

• How to express your amazement..

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Write amazement expression by using what and how!

1. Rio buys a new Sony Ericson cell phone which is
   very expensive.
2. Leo drives the car very fast.
3. Linda has a long black straight shiny hair.
4. The coffee tastes so strong.
5. The mountainous air is so fresh.

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Rio buys a new Sony Ericson cell phone which is
very expensive.
How expensive, it is!
What an expensive handphone, it is!
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Linda has a long black straight shiny hair.!

• What a long hair, it is!
• What a beautiful hair, it is!

How beautiful, she is! How beautiful, it is!
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Leo drives the car very fast.

• What a brave boy, Leo is!

How brave, he is!
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The coffee tastes so strong.

1. How strong, it is !
2. How strong!
3. How bitter, it is
4. What bitter coffee, it is!

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The mountainous air so fresh.

1. How fresh, it is!
2. What a comfortable place!
3. Etc.

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This is the end of our meeting

• And next meeting we will have a test
• SoPrepare yourself..

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See You and

• GOOD BYE

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THANK YOU