Adjectives Adverbs Dont talk to Jenny shes angry

Adjectives & Adverbs

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

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

That slice of cake looks nice. really quite pretty

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

The exam was impossible. very completely

The new kitchen is perfect. pretty utterly

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 Adverbs of Absolutely intensity Utterly to emphasize the extent of the quality

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 • Can be used with gradable and ungradable adjectives: Ungradable This food is extremely superb. I found a very Roman coin. Gradable This food is extremely tasty. I found a very shiny coin. 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 Very or Absolutely 1. I would eat … only if I were ____ hungry. 2. The last time I was ____ unhappy was … 3. … makes me ____ furious. 4. I think the film… is ____ terrifying. 5. If I were ____ rich, I…