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