Intensifying adverbs

We use intensifying adjectives

• after adverbs

• before adverbs

Adjectives fall into two categories:

• comparative

  superlative

• comparative

  gradable

• superlative

  ungradable

• gradable

  ungradable

Adverbs like - very, a bit, incredibly, really or extremely. - are used with

• gradable adjectives

• ungradable adjectives

We can put emphasis on ungradable adjectives by using adverbs like:

• very

  a bit

  incredibly

  really

  extremely

• absolutely

  really

  utterly

• completely

  entirely

  totally

Adverbs like RIGHT, WRONG, UNIQUE, TRUE are called:

• absolute

• extreme

What does QUITE mean in the following question:

It’s quite cold today, don’t you think?

• really

• a bit

What does QUITE mean in the following sentence:

I think this landscape is quite incredible.

• a bit

• really