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In the examples below, these adjectives are used to describe an elephant. Large, grey, and friendly are all examples of adjectives 学び始める
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Adjectives are describing words.
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Describing feelings and things 学び始める
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'-ed' and '-ing' adjectives.
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Adjectives that end in -ed are used to describe 学び始める
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how people feel/how a person feels
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Adjectives that end in -ing are used to describe 学び始める
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things and situations. refer to the thing/person/situation that causes the feeling
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tired / tiring; bored / boring; excited / exciting 学び始める
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Few, but common, adjectives end in either -ed or -ing
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annoyed, bored, confused, depressed, excited, frustrated, frightened, satisfied, shocked
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annoying, boring, confusing, depressing, exciting, frustrating, frightening, satisfying, shocking
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What are gradable adjectives? 学び始める
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Adjectives used to describe qualities that can be measured in degrees.
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Big, angry, small, expensive, cold, are (?) 学び始める
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married, furious, impossible, excellent, freezing, are (?) 学び始める
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non-gradable or ungradable adjectives...
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Ungradable / non-gradable / extreme adjectives 学び始める
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Adjectives used to describe qualities that are completely present or completely absent.
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They can be used in comparative or superlative forms, or with modifiers such as very or extremely, to show that person or thing has more or less of a particular quality. 学び始める
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They do not occur in comparative and superlative forms, and cannot be used with modifiers such as very or extremely, because we don't usually imagine degrees of more or less of the quality being described 学び始める
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives 学び始める
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Modifiers used with gradable adjectives: extremely, very, quite
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Modifiers used with non-gradable adjectives 学び始める
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Modifiers used with non-gradable adjectives: absolutely, completely, totally, utterly.
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Modifiers used with gradable and ungradable adjectives 学び始める
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Modifiers used with gradable and ungradable adjectives: really, fairly, pretty
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Ungradable / non-gradable adjectives sometimes occur with modifiers such as completely 学び始める
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to emphasize the extent of the quality: the questions were completely impossible; the food was absolutely superb; this book is absolutely excellent; this food is absolutely delicious; that's a completely idiotic idea.
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Don't talk to Jenny, she's very angry. Gradable or ungradable adjectif? 学び始める
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Angry is a gradable adjective.
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Sorry, I can't stop, I'm extremely busy. Gradable or ungradable? 学び始める
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Busy is a gradable adjective.
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I'm worried about Tom, he's dreadfully unhappy. Gradable or ungradable? 学び始める
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Unhappy is a gradable adjective.
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This is a very important matter. Gradable or ungradable? 学び始める
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Important is a gradable adjective.
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That slice of cake is rather big. Gradable or ungradable? 学び始める
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Big is a gradable adjective.
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I felt really (?) because I tried so hard but I still failed the driving test 学び始める
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I felt really frustated because I tried so hard but I still failed the driving test
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And it's your fifth time! How (?) embarrassing / embarrassed 学び始める
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And it's your fifth time! How embarrassing!
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I was (?) interested in the book 学び始める
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I was very interested in the book.
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Yes, it was (?) fascinating 学び始める
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Yes, it was totally fascinating.
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I was (?) relieved at the end very / really / absolutely 学び始める
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I was really relieved at the end.
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Yes, and we won! I was (?) over the moon very / really / absolutely 学び始める
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Yes, and we won! I was really over the moon.
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Base adjectives are normal adjectives that don't have the idea of 'very'
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gorgeous = very beautiful huge = very big 学び始める
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Strong adjectives, however, are extreme adjectives that have the idea of 'very'
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The use of very, absolutely and really with base and strong adjectives 学び始める
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Very, absolutely and really are used differently according whether the adjective is a base or a strong one
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He was very happy; He was really happy
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he was absolutely thrilled. he was really thrilled.
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Adverbs with gradable adjectives 学び始める
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very, extremely, a bit, slightly Really is used with both.
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absolutely, completely, totally, utterly. Really is used with both.
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Un-gradable/non-gradable/extremely adjectives sometimes occur with The questions were completely impossible. The food was absolutely superb. This book is absolutely excellent. This food is absolutely delicious. That's a completely idiotic idea. 学び始める
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modifiers such as completely to emphasize the extent of the quality.
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