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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 sākt mācīties
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Adjectives are describing words.
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Describing feelings and things sākt mācīties
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'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives.
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Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe sākt mācīties
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how people feel/how a person feels
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Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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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? sākt mācīties
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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 (?) sākt mācīties
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married, furious, impossible, excellent, freezing, are (?) sākt mācīties
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non-gradable or ungradable adjectives...
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Ungradable / non-gradable / extreme adjectives sākt mācīties
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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. sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives sākt mācīties
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives: extremely, very, quite
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Modifiers used with non-gradable adjectives sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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Modifiers used with gradable and ungradable adjectives: really, fairly, pretty
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Ungradable / non-gradable adjectives sometimes occur with modifiers such as completely sākt mācīties
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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? sākt mācīties
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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? sākt mācīties
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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? sākt mācīties
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Unhappy is a gradable adjective.
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This is a very important matter. Gradable or ungradable? sākt mācīties
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Important is a gradable adjective.
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That slice of cake is rather big. Gradable or ungradable? sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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And it's your fifth time! How embarrassing!
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I was (?) interested in the book sākt mācīties
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I was very interested in the book.
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Yes, it was (?) fascinating sākt mācīties
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Yes, it was totally fascinating.
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I was (?) relieved at the end very / really / absolutely sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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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 sākt mācīties
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very, extremely, a bit, slightly Really is used with both.
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Adverbs with ungradable adjectives sākt mācīties
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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. sākt mācīties
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modifiers such as completely to emphasize the extent of the quality.
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