Gradable / Ungradable Adjectives

​Gradable and non-gradable adjectives

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​gradable adjectives

what are they?

They are adjectives that can become stronger or weaker if you use words like "very" before them because these adjectives are not extreme.

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For example: ​Carla's car is quite big, isn't it?

"Completely" or "Absolutely" can't be used with gradable adjectives.

​NON-gradable adjectives

what are they?

They are adjectives that can't become stronger or weaker by using words like "very" because they are extreme.

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For example: ​ I'm absolutely freezing.

"completely", "absolutely", "Totally" and "really" can be used with non-gradable adjectives.

Completely

Absolutely

Totally

Really​

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non-gradable

very

(muy)

fairly

(en cierto grado)

extremely

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gradable

​which for which?

pretty​

(=very)

quite​

(muy, bastante)

really​ ​​

Multiple Select

I'm ___ cold

• absolutely

• very

• really

Multiple Select

Our english exam was ___ difficult

• absolutely

• totally

• very

• fairly

Multiple Select

Our english exam was ___ impossible

• absolutely

• totally

• very

• fairly

Multiple Select

Ben was ___ tired after work.

• absolutely

• pretty

• totally

• really

Multiple Select

Ben was ___ exhausted after University lectures.

• very

• totally

• fairly

• completely

Multiple Select

This car is ___ big

• very

• absolutely

• completely

• quite

Multiple Choice

Jeanette's new car is ___ enormous.

• really

• very

• fairly

• quite