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Hotels Summer Busy I Tired Adjective High Degree

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Keyword so
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence During the summer all the hotels are so busy.
Correct Sentence During the summer all the hotels are very busy.
Cloze Error Sentence During the summer all the hotels are [[so]] busy.
Cloze Sentence During the summer all the hotels are [[very]] busy.
Cloze Answer very
Choices very | so
Explanation

Use so + adjective (1) to mean 'to such a high degree or great extent':

'I was so tired that I fell asleep on the train.' 'I didn't expect the hotels to be so busy.'

(2) to express strong personal emotion: 'It was very kind of you to help me. I'm so grateful.'

Otherwise, use very/extremely + adjective: 'She was very tired and found it difficult to stay awake.'

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