Gradable and Strong Adjectives

NEFi 2B

STRONG ADJECTIVES
They already include the idea of very, for example, exhausted means very tired We can use very, incredibly, extremely and fairly with gradable adjectives, but not with strong adjectives: very tired not very exhausted; incredibly difficult not incredibly impossible Incredibly and extremely are stronger than very. Fairly is less strong than very.

STRONG ADJECTIVES
We can use absolutely with strong adjectives, but not with gradable adjectives: absolutely terrified, not absolutely frightened, etc We can use really with both gradable and strong adjectives: really tired, really exhausted, etc

GRADABLE ADJECTIVES TIRED BAD GOOD BIG DIFFICULT FRIGHTENED/SCARED SURPRISED TASTY SMALL

STRONG ADJECTIVES

EXHAUSTED, SHATTERED TERRIBLE, AWFUL FANTASTIC, GREAT HUGE, ENORMOUS IMPOSSIBLE TERRIFIED AMAZED DELICIOUS TINY

GRADABLE ADJECTIVES

STRONG ADJECTIVES

COLD HOT BEAUTIFUL INTERESTED ANGRY HAPPY DIRTY HUNGRY

FREEZING BOILING GORGEOUS FASCINATED FURIOUS DELIGHTED FILTHY STARVING

GRADABLE ADJECTIVE

STRONG ADJECTIVE

GOOD

AMAZING, AWESOME, GREAT, BRILLIANT, EXCELLENT, FABULOUS, FANTASTIC, INCREDIBLE, MARVELLOUS, SUPERB, TERRIFIC, WONDERFUL,