The flashcard explains that intensifiers like 'exceptionally' are used with strong adjectives such as 'brilliant', strengthening the adjectives.
Flashcard, 'brilliant' gibi güçlü sıfatlarla 'exceptionally' gibi ifadelerin kullanıldığını, vurgu katıcıların sıfatları güçlendirdiğini açıklar.
Task | Little Johnny is a (an) _______ brilliant boy! |
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Answer | 1 |
a | exceptionally |
b | very |
c | pretty |
d | fairly |
comment | Some words can make adjectives stronger. We call these words 'intensifiers'. Some of them are: very, really, pretty, absolutely. Remember that with strong adjectives (with extreme meaning) like 'brilliant' we use certain intensifiers. For example: exceptionally, completely, absolutely, totally, utterly, quite. |
topic | adjective |
level | 2 |
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