Gradable and non-gradable adjectives Flashcards
Modifying adverbs
List of modifying adverbs
- Very - extremely - rather
- really, - a bit, - a little, - fairly
Gradable adjective
List gradable adjectives
- Interesting, scared, surprised, difficult, tired, etc.
Intensifying adverbs:
list intensifying adverbs
- absolutely, completely, entirely, totally, etc.
Non-gradable adjective
List non-gradable adjectives
Impossible, terrible, excellent, huge, etc.
* We can often use really to intensify non-gradable and gradable adjective: The lecture was really fascinating/good.
Intensifying adverbs
Match:
Thoroughly/really
Deeply/totally
Highly/extremely
Strongly/firmly
Bitterly/deeply
Bitterly/extremely
Completely/entirely
Vividly/distinctly
- Thoroughly/really enjoy
- Deeply/totally frustrated
- Highly/extremely (un)likely
- Strongly/firmly believe
- bitterly/deeply regret
- Bitterly/extremely disappointed
- Completely/entirely agree
- vividly/distinctly remember
Quite
Mean Truly or completely
Depends on the intonation He’s quite↑ remarkable↓
It is quite expensive↓
don’t use quite in front of comparative adjectives adverbs insted
use a bit/a little/slightly