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Ungradable adjectives (describe qualities which are extreme and cannot be 'more' or 'less': dead amazing exhaused fantastic

helpless impossible incredible necessary perfect pointless right splendid unacceptable wonderful wrong delighted Modifiers for ungradable adjectives; absolutely completely quite totally utterly

very unique more perfect a little delighted a bit amazing

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Non-gradable adjectives Although we don't recommend that you learn lists of non-gradable adjectives, here are some for reference. You can decide for yourself whether they are extreme, absolute or classifying. alive, awful, black, boiling, certain, correct, dead, domestic, enormous, environmental, excellent, freezing, furious, gigantic, huge, immediately, impossible, miniscule, mortal, overjoyed, perfect, pregnant, principal, ridiculous, superb, terrible, terrified, unique, unknown, white, whole

Non-grading adverbs Again, no need to learn lists. Here are a few examples. There are many more. Remember that you cannot use all non-grading adverbs with all non-gradable adjectives. Some collocate (go together). Some don't. absolutely, almost, completely, entirely, exclusively, fully, largely, mainly, nearly, perfectly, practically, primarily, utterly, virtually

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