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