English grammer

English grammar

Lesson 1 - Adjectives: Emphasizing

Emphasizing Adjectives

An adjective used to emphasize or heighten the effect of a noun is known as an emphasizing adjective.

Examples:

• a. What the man said was absolute rubbish.

• b. Rita came late and had to stand at the very end of the line.

• c. The book was a total failure, for only a few people brought it.

• d. Jack built this house with his own hands.

• e. What he said is an outright lie, and he should be punished severely for it.

• f. The simple truth is that Jim cannot run as fast as he thinks.

Explanations:

• In a, the word absolute qualifies the noun rubbish.

• In b, the word very qualifies the noun ending.

• In c, the word total qualifies the noun failure.

• In d, the word own qualifies the noun hands.

• In e, the word outright qualifies the noun lie.

• In f, the word simple qualifies the noun truth.