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(Intermediate)
We use words like very, really and extremely to make adjectives stronger:
exceptionall
amazingly incredibly
y
We also use enough to say more about an adjective, but enough comes after its
adjective:
We do not normally use very with these adjectives. We do not say something is
"very enormous" or someone is "very brilliant".
particularl
really exceptionally quite
y
Warning
quite
The food was quite awful. = The food was absolutely awful.
As a child he was quite brilliant. = As a child he was absolutely brilliant.
a bit - just a bit - a little - a little bit - just a little bit - rather - slightly
Adjectives as intensifiers:
We say:
Gradable
Gradable adjectives are adjectives like ‘cold’ ‘hot’ and ‘frightened’. You can
be very cold or a bit cold. Gradable adjectives show that something can have
different degrees.
Non-gradable
The adverbs a bit, very, really, extremely and quite can all be used with gradable
adjectives.
The adverbs absolutely and completely can be used with non-gradable adjectives.
Notice that really can be used with both gradable AND non-gradable adjectives.
NOTE: There are other adverbs of degree that we haven’t covered in this section.
The ones included here are some of the most common.