MODIFIERS

Quite, very,
really
 introduction
● Very, really and quite are modifier aslo knows as intensifiers.

● Modifier is a word, phrase, clause wich modifies other word in a

sentence. To be a specific or give more infromation.
● We use modifier + adjective ( + noun ).
Pompeii has a lot of very old buildings.

● We don’t use noun + modifier + adjective. Pompeii

has a lot of buildings very old.

● What are intensifiers?

● Intensifiers are used to make the meaning of the adverb or adjectives stronger, less
stronger or weaker.
 Quite
Quite are used before adjective,
adverbs and verbs.
Quite is not strong as
very and really
The word quite usually means
Examples
‘a little bit’
It’s quite warm outside.
(it is warm, but not very hot)
Be careful!
I’m not quite sure.
We write quite with the E after T (I am sure, but not 100%)
Don’t confuse quite/kwīt/ with the
adjective quiet /kwīət/
Really, very
very can be written before an
adjective, adverb. NOT verb.
This two words mean the same
things. They make an adjective Example:
She is very happy.
or adverb stronger. He learns very quickly.
He very like this city.
Be careful!
Really can be written before an
In the negative very doesn’t mean a
adjective, adverb or verb.
lot. It means nothing, but people like
Example:
it to use it anyway.
The city is really big.
Example:
She learns really slowly.
I’m not a very good singer. (I’m
He really like this city.
not a good singer.)
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