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“The dinner was delicious. Our compliments to the chef!”
When you use “very” a lot, it can become very boring for the people listening. Consider the following text:
“Last week it was very hot, so we went to the beach, but it was very crowded with people and the sand was very dirty. After three hours, we were very tired and very hungry, so we went to a very small cafeteria and ordered a very tasty burger. When we finished, it was getting dark, so we went outside. The beach was very empty. We sat on the sand and watched the sunset. It was very pretty. All in all, it wasn’t a very awful day.”
We call these gradable adjectives. Now look at how we can replace “very” + gradable adjective with a strong adjective:
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“very” + Gradable Adjective |
Strong Adjective |
|
very awful |
dreadful |
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very crowded |
packed |
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very dirty |
filthy |
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very empty |
deserted |
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very hot |
boiling |
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very hungry |
starving |
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very pretty |
beautiful |
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very small |
tiny |
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very tasty |
delicious |
|
very tired |
exhausted |
Now cover the table above and try to change the “very” + gradable adjectives in the text below into strong adjectives.
“Last week it was (1) very hot, so we went to the beach, but it was (2) very crowded with people and the sand was (3) very dirty. After three hours, we were (4) very tired and (5) very hungry, so we went to a (6) very small cafeteria and ordered a (7) very tasty burger. When we finished, it was getting dark, so we went outside. The beach was (8) very empty. We sat on the sand and watched the sunset. It was (9) very pretty. All in all, it wasn’t a (10) very awful day.”
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