Gradable and ungradable adjectives

What makes an adjective gradable?

• They can be explained

• They can be used to described

• They can be measured

• They can be observed

Answer explanation

An object can have more or less of a particular item

My sister is ____ late, but she should be arriving at any moment

• A little

• Extremely

Which of the following aren't a gradable?

• Dead

• cold

• important

• exhausted

What makes an Adjective non-gradable?

• Being explainable

• Being measurable

• Being debatable

• Being absolute

Which of the following modifiers could be used on "absolute non gradable adjectives"?

• Extremely

• Totally

• Very

• Slightly

Sadly my dog is ___ dead

• a bit

• extremely

• -------

• a little

My homework is _____ destroyed, now I've got nothing to deliver

• a bit

• totally

• -----

• quite

Which of the following are "extreme Non gradable adjectives"?

• Ancient

• rich

• freezing

• strong

• tiny

This issue might seem ____ tiny, but it still needs addressing.

• completely

• absolutely

• very

• really

Nuevo Leon's weather has been 'a little/extremely' cold lately