Lesson on how to use QUITE - (He is QUITE rich - He QUITE understands Italian)

Lesson on how to use QUITE - (He is QUITE rich - He QUITE understands Italian)

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English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

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The video tutorial explains the adverb 'quite', its pronunciation, and its various meanings. It covers how 'quite' is used with gradable adjectives to mean 'fairly', with verbs to mean 'to some degree' or 'totally', and with non-gradable adjectives to mean 'completely'. It also discusses its use for emphasizing amounts and its American English usage to mean 'very'. The tutorial concludes with a recap of these points.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary focus of this lesson?

How to use 'quiet' in sentences

The history of the word 'quite'

The various meanings of 'quite'

The difference between 'quite' and 'quiet'

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When 'quite' is used before gradable adjectives, what does it mean?

Completely

Fairly

Totally

Very

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does 'quite' modify the meaning of verbs in some contexts?

It means slightly

It means to some degree

It means not at all

It means very little

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In American English, what does 'quite' mean when used before adjectives?

Somewhat

Not at all

Very

A little

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of 'quite' when used before quantifiers?

To negate the amount

To question the amount

To emphasize the amount

To reduce the amount