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In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives start learning
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Adjectives are describing words.
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Describing feelings and things start learning
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'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives.
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Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe start learning
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how people feel/how a person feels
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Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe start learning
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things and situations. refer to the thing/person/situation that causes the feeling
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tired / tiring; bored / boring; excited / exciting start learning
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Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing
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annoyed, bored, confused, depressed, excited, frustrated, frightened, satisfied, shocked
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annoying, boring, confusing, depressing, exciting, frustrating, frightening, satisfying, shocking
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What are gradable adjectives? start learning
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Adjectives used to describe qualities that can be measured in degrees.
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Big, angry, small, expensive, cold, are (?) start learning
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married, furious, impossible, excellent, freezing, are (?) start learning
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non-gradable or ungradable adjectives...
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Ungradable / non-gradable / extreme adjectives start learning
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Adjectives used to describe qualities that are completely present or completely absent.
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They can be used in comparative or superlative forms, or with modifiers such as very or extremely, to show that person or thing has more or less of a particular quality. start learning
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They do not occur in comparative and superlative forms, and cannot be used with modifiers such as very or extremely, because we don't usually imagine degrees of more or less of the quality being described start learning
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives start learning
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives: extremely, very, quite
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Modifiers used with non-gradable adjectives start learning
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Modifiers used with non-gradable adjectives: absolutely, completely, totally, utterly.
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Modifiers used with gradable and ungradable adjectives start learning
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Modifiers used with gradable and ungradable adjectives: really, fairly, pretty
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to emphasize the extent of the quality: the questions were completely impossible; the food was absolutely superb; this book is absolutely excellent; this food is absolutely delicious; that's a completely idiotic idea.
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Don't talk to Jenny, she's very angry. Gradable or ungradable adjectif? start learning
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Angry is a gradable adjective.
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Sorry, I can't stop, I'm extremely busy. Gradable or ungradable? start learning
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Busy is a gradable adjective.
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I'm worried about Tom, he's dreadfully unhappy. Gradable or ungradable? start learning
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Unhappy is a gradable adjective.
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This is a very important matter. Gradable or ungradable? start learning
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Important is a gradable adjective.
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That slice of cake is rather big. Gradable or ungradable? start learning
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Big is a gradable adjective.
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I felt really (?) because I tried so hard but I still failed the driving test start learning
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I felt really frustated because I tried so hard but I still failed the driving test
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And it's your fifth time! How (?) embarrassing / embarrassed start learning
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And it's your fifth time! How embarrassing!
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I was (?) interested in the book start learning
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I was very interested in the book.
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Yes, it was (?) fascinating start learning
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Yes, it was totally fascinating.
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I was (?) relieved at the end very / really / absolutely start learning
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I was really relieved at the end.
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Yes, and we won! I was (?) over the moon very / really / absolutely start learning
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Yes, and we won! I was really over the moon.
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Base adjectives are normal adjectives that don't have the idea of 'very'
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gorgeous = very beautiful huge = very big start learning
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Strong adjectives, however, are extreme adjectives that have the idea of 'very'
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The use of very, absolutely and really with base and strong adjectives start learning
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Very, absolutely and really are used differently according whether the adjective is a base or a strong one
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He was very happy; He was really happy
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he was absolutely thrilled. he was really thrilled.
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Adverbs with gradable adjectives start learning
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very, extremely, a bit, slightly Really is used with both.
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absolutely, completely, totally, utterly. Really is used with both.
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Un-gradable/non-gradable/extremely adjectives sometimes occur with The questions were completely impossible. The food was absolutely superb. This book is absolutely excellent. This food is absolutely delicious. That's a completely idiotic idea. start learning
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modifiers such as completely to emphasize the extent of the quality.
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