Adjectives & Adverbs

Don’t talk to Jenny, she’s angry. How can this sentence be more specific? really a bit quite very

Sorry, I can’t stop, I’m busy. extremely quite (not) very

That slice of cake looks nice. really pretty quite

Angry Busy Big = Gradable Can be used in comparative or superlative forms Can be used with: Fairly Quite Rather Pretty Very Highly to show that a person or thing has more or less of a particular quality Angry Busy Big = Gradable Adverbs of degree Can sts name any more adverbs of degree?

The exam was impossible. very completely

The new kitchen is perfect. utterly pretty

The food was superb. highly absolutely

Impossible Superb Perfect = Ungradable Completely present or completely absent Cannot be used in comparative or superlative forms Can be used with: Totally Completely Absolutely Utterly to emphasize the extent of the quality Adverbs of intensity

Adverb review Adverbs of degree Fairly Quite Rather Pretty extremely Very Highly Slightly A bit Emphasize degrees of a particular quality Used with gradable adjectives Adverbs of intensity Totally Completely Absolutely Utterly Really Entirely Wholly Identify a particular type or an absolute quality Used with ungradable adjectives

Adverbs of degree Adverbs of intensity Ungradable Gradable This food is  extremely superb. This food is  extremely tasty. I found a very  Roman coin. I found a very  shiny coin. Can be used with gradable and ungradable adjectives: Adverbs of intensity Not usually used with gradable adjectives Gradable adjectives describe qualities which can be measured in degrees

Hungry How many different ways can it be graded? Gradable!

Starving How many different ways can it be graded? Ungradable!

Practice I would eat … only if I were ____ hungry. Very or Absolutely I would eat … only if I were ____ hungry. The last time I was ____ unhappy was … … makes me ____ furious. I think the film… is ____ terrifying. If I were ____ rich, I…