Giving emphasis (Intensifying adverbs)
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One of the ways to emphasize is by means of intensifying adverbs. There are many intensifying adverbs, but we will focus on the adverbs shown on the table below as there are well-defined rules for combining each of them with one or other adjectives and verbs, which together form collocations (set phrases).
To learn more about some of them, go on this link and for practice click on this other link.
| Highly Extremely |
Absolutely Utterly |
Deeply | Bitterly | Strongly | Ridiculously |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (un) likely unusual probable effective successful competitive controversial *recommended |
ridiculous stupid impossible wrong alone appalled convinced devastated miserable |
religious unhappy ashamed concerned shocked committed moved affected hurt (of feelings) regret care |
disappointing disappointed resent criticize regret complain cry weep |
oppose influence believe deny recommend support condemn suggest feel argue object |
cheap expensive easy low high long short small large early |
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