Intensifying adverbs (KN adv - unit 9)

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a modifier to indicate the degree of a gradable adjective?

• a) The situation was absolutely chaotic.

• b) He is a bit tall for his age.

• c) The news was utterly surprising.

Based on the information about non-gradable adjectives, which sentence is correct?

• a) The situation was absolutely chaotic.

• b) He is a bit tall for his age.

• c) The news was utterly surprising.

Which sentence correctly uses a modifier with an extreme adjective?

• The movie was very amazing.

• The food was absolutely delicious.

• The weather is pretty boiling.

Based on the information in the text, which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct placement of an intensifying adverb?

• My holiday incredibly turned into a disaster quickly.

• I'm quite sure I'll never go there again.

• She disagreed entirely with me.

Based on the information in the text, which of the following statements is true?

• Gradable adjectives express absolute qualities.

• Ungradable adjectives can be measured on a scale.

• "Quite" always intensifies the meaning of the adjective it modifies

• Gradable adjectives can be modified to show different degrees of quality.

Which sentences correctly use the intensifying adverb "utterly"?

• The team was utterly exhausted after the long journey.

• The experience was utterly interesting.

• He is utterly perfect for the job.

• The food was utterly disgusting.

^{Complete the sentence with the correct intensifying adverb:}

The team was ___________ motivated.

• totally

• utterly

• highly

• absolutely

Which of the following verbs is gradable?

• adore

• like

• both adore and like

^{How can the following sentence be modified?}

After the storm the evidence was ________ destroyed.

• completely

• totally

• entirely

• incredibly

According to the text, which of the following sentences demonstrates the correct placement of an intensifying adverb when used with a direct object?

• a) She disagreed with him entirely.

• b) She entirely disagreed with him.

• c) Both a and b.

• d) neither a nor b.