Наречия с градируемыми и неградируемыми прилагательными (Gradable and ungradable adjectives)
Материал для изучения
| Gradable adjectives | Ungradable adjectives |
|---|---|
| old | ancient |
| surprising | amazing |
| hot | boiling |
| intelligent | brilliant |
| loud | deafening |
| happy / pleased | delighted |
| unpleasant | disgusting |
| good | wonderful / fantastic / excellent / perfect |
| tired | exhausted |
| interesting | fascinating |
| dirty | filthy |
| cold | freezing |
| angry | furious |
| hungry | starving |
| scary | terrifying |
| small | tiny |
| big | enormous / huge / gigantic / giant |
| tasty | delicious |
| ugly | hideous |
| upset | devastated |
| important | vital / essential / crucial |
| surprising | astounding |
| pretty | gorgeous / beautiful |
| crowded | packed |
| funny | hilarious |
| bad | awful / terrible / horrible |
| clean | spotless |
The use of the adverbs of degree:
The adverbs of degree which can be used with gradable adjectives:
hugely, incredibly, fairly, rather, less, reasonably, a bit, very, really, extremely, slightly.
Examples: very cold, extremely angry, a bit hot, fairly important.
The adverbs of degree which can be used with ungradable adjectives: absolutely, completely, really, utterly, totally.
Examples: utterly freezing, really fascinating.
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