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LOGICAL ORDER
fairly coldfairly coldfairly coldfairly cold
quite/rather coldquite/rather coldquite/rather coldquite/rather cold
coldcoldcoldcold
very coldvery coldvery coldvery coldvery coldvery coldvery coldvery cold
extremely coldextremely coldextremely coldextremely cold
FREEZINGFREEZINGFREEZINGFREEZING (non-gradable adjective)
CHOICE OF ADVERBS
AdverbsAdverbsAdverbsAdverbs
IntensifiersIntensifiersIntensifiersIntensifiersExtremelyExtremelyExtremelyExtremely
VeryVeryVeryVery
ReallyReallyReallyReally
AdverbsAdverbsAdverbsAdverbs
DowntonersDowntonersDowntonersDowntoners
FairlyFairlyFairlyFairly
QuiteQuiteQuiteQuite
RatherRatherRatherRather
QUITE
Consider the following two sentences:
She was quitequitequitequite tired
DowntonerDowntonerDowntonerDowntoner
She was quitequitequitequite exhausted
AbsolutenessAbsolutenessAbsolutenessAbsoluteness
CAN WE INTENSIFY UNGRADABLE ADJECTIVES?
Yes. It can be done with intensifiers implying
absoluteness
absolutely, completely, totally, utterlyabsolutely, completely, totally, utterlyabsolutely, completely, totally, utterlyabsolutely, completely, totally, utterly
I was utterlyutterlyutterlyutterly terrified when he told me I I was utterlyutterlyutterlyutterly terrified when he told me I
would lose my house.
This animal is completelycompletelycompletelycompletely dead.
MODIFYING COMPARISONS: A BIG DIFFERENCE
much, a lot, farmuch, a lot, farmuch, a lot, farmuch, a lot, far
London is much more expensive much more expensive much more expensive much more expensive than Rome
She is a lot richer a lot richer a lot richer a lot richer than me
Your essay is far better is far better is far better is far better than mine
MODIFYING COMPARISONS: A SMALL
DIFFERENCE
Slightly, a little, a bit, not muchSlightly, a little, a bit, not muchSlightly, a little, a bit, not muchSlightly, a little, a bit, not much
Your mark was slightly better slightly better slightly better slightly better than Peter’s
This jumper is a little more expensive a little more expensive a little more expensive a little more expensive than the red one.
My ticket was not much easier not much easier not much easier not much easier to get than yours.
MODIFYING COMPARISONS: NO DIFFERENCE
Exactly, more or less, roughlyExactly, more or less, roughlyExactly, more or less, roughlyExactly, more or less, roughly
He is exactly the same exactly the same exactly the same exactly the same age as me
The amount of water needed for this recipe is
roughly the same roughly the same roughly the same roughly the same
MODIFIYING COMPARISONS: INCREASING
The The The The harder harder harder harder you try you try you try you try to go up the ladder, the the the the
better better better better for your career.
The earlier The earlier The earlier The earlier you arrive, the cheaper the cheaper the cheaper the cheaper tickets
are.