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Gradable and Non-Gradable Adjectives Gradable Non-Gradable: Ex 1 Complete Very or Absolutely

The document discusses the difference between gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Gradable adjectives can take comparative and superlative forms and are used with words like fairly, quite, and very. Non-gradable adjectives do not have comparative or superlative forms and are used with words like absolutely and completely. It provides examples of gradable adjectives like hot/cold and big/small and non-gradable adjectives like awful, perfect, and astonished.

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Gradable and Non-Gradable Adjectives Gradable Non-Gradable: Ex 1 Complete Very or Absolutely

The document discusses the difference between gradable and non-gradable adjectives. Gradable adjectives can take comparative and superlative forms and are used with words like fairly, quite, and very. Non-gradable adjectives do not have comparative or superlative forms and are used with words like absolutely and completely. It provides examples of gradable adjectives like hot/cold and big/small and non-gradable adjectives like awful, perfect, and astonished.

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Gradable and non-gradable adjectives a bit cold Ex 1 Complete very or absolutely

a little cold
slightly cold 1
I would eat … only if I were ____ hungry.
fairly cold )
Gradable Non-gradable quite cold 2
cold The last time I was ____ unhappy was…
)
- have comparative or - do not have comparative really cold
3
superlative form, or superlative form, very cold …makes me ____ furious.
)
extremely cold
- are used with fairly, rather, - are used with absolutely, 4
freezing I think the film… is ____ terrifying.
)
quite, very, really, extremely completely or really
5
……………………… awful, terrible If I were ____ rich, I would…
)
……………………… excellent, perfect, superb,
fascinating Ex. 2. Complete the sentences so that they are
true for you.
……………………… astonished
Ex 3. Complete with the words.
……………………… delicious
……………………… /……………………… boiling / freezing
……………………… / ……………………… enormous, huge / tiny
……………………… furious
……………………… terrified
……………………… starving
……………………… filthy
……………………… exhausted
……………………… hideous
……………………… devastated
……………………… miserable
……………………… vital
KEYS hot/ cold boiling / freezing Ex 3. Complete with the words.
big /small enormous, huge / tiny
angry furious
scared terrified
hungry starving
dirty filthy
tired exhausted
ugly hideous
upset or destroyed devastated
sad miserable
important vital

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