Gradable and Absolute Adverbs
Появляющиеся в последнее время на блоге упражнения не являются попыткой автора заполнить его чужими материалами. Это работа автора по самообразованию. Когда мне на глаза попадается упражнение, для выполнения которого необходимо освежить в памяти какой-то материал, я его не пропускаю. Надеюсь, что и читателям будет полезно вспомнить какие-то моменты вместе со мной, хотя подобными упражнениями полон Интернет. Каждому своё. Мне это интересно и я этим занимаюсь.
Terms:
1) A gradable adjective or adverb is one which can be used in the comparative or superlative, or which can be qualified by words such as ‘very’ or ‘quite’.
2) Absolute = never changing.
В данном упражнении меня привлекли оттенки значения наречий.
Level: Advanced
For each sentence, choose the best word or phrase to complete the gap from the choices below.
- Thanks for the week-end. We had ___ a wonderful time.
- The weather at the beach on Saturday was ___ gorgeous.
- Try that restaurant. The food is____ marvelous.
- I was ____ annoyed when he said that.
- He told me a/an ____ unbelievable story.
- You probably feel quite cold today but actually, fifteen degrees is___ hot forEnglandin October.
- What they told the police was____ untrue.
- Both sisters were ___ brilliant students.
- That’s a wonderful ring. It must have been___ expensive.
- I need to sit by the fire. I’m___ freezing!
- That cheap umbrella I bought was____ useless. It broke the first time I used it
- You’re talking____ rubbish! Of course I don’t believe you!
Your answers:
1 | A | so | B | such | C | very | D | absolutely |
2 | A | such | B | extremely | C | absolutely | D | awfully |
3 | A | such | B | very | C | terribly | D | simply |
4 | A | much | B | absolutely | C | totally | D | extremely |
5 | A | completely | B | extremely | C | nearly | D | very |
6 | A | simply | B | pretty | C | completely | D | absolutely |
7 | A | extremely | B | very | C | totally | D | rather |
8 | A | relatively | B | totally | C | almost | D | wholly |
9 | A | really | B | absolutely | C | simply | D | totally |
10 | A | rather | B | wholly | C | absolutely | D | very |
11 | A | very | B | fully | C | utterly | D | extremely |
12 | A | rather | B | extreme | C | quite | D | absolute |
Keys:
1 | A | so | B | such? | C | very | D | absolutely |
2 | A | such | B | extremely | C | absolutely? | D | awfully |
3 | A | such | B | very | C | terribly | D | simply? |
4 | A | much | B | absolutely | C | totally | D | extremely? |
5 | A | completely? | B | extremely | C | nearly | D | very |
6 | A | simply | B | pretty? | C | completely | D | absolutely |
7 | A | extremely | B | very | C | totally? | D | rather |
8 | A | relatively | B | totally? | C | almost | D | wholly |
9 | A | really? | B | absolutely | C | simply | D | totally |
10 | A | rather | B | wholly | C | absolutely? | D | very |
11 | A | very | B | fully | C | utterly? | D | extremely |
12 | A | rather | B | extreme | C | quite | D | absolute? |
Some additional material to the exercise:
so | так, до такой степени, столь; столько, так много |
such | такой |
very | очень, весьма Use very to emphasize adjectives that do not have a strong meaning. If an adjective already has a strong meaning, don’t say ‘very’, say really/ absolutely. |
absolutely | Совершенно; конечно; точно, именно; вполне used for adding force to a strong adjective which is not usually used with ‘very’, or to a verb expressing strong emotion |
extremely | крайне; чрезвычайно; в высшей степени to a very high degree |
awfully | ужасно, очень, крайне/extremely badly =very; extremely Syn: terrribly |
terribly | ужасно, страшно, очень = very badly (informal) very |
simply | просто, прямо-таки = really without doubt/completely or absolutely used to emphasize how easy or basic sth is Syn: just |
much | Очень/ усил. ( при прилагательном в сравнит. и превосх. степенях ) гораздо, значительно, (на)много |
totally | полностью, абсолютно/completely |
completely | совершенно, полностью, вполне, всецело every way or as much as possible/ in every way possible |
nearly | почти; чуть не/almost, or not completely |
pretty | довольно, достаточно; в значительной степени/informal quite, but not extremely |
rather | до некоторой степени, довольно, отчасти; несколько/quite; to a slight degree |
relatively | относительно, сравнительно, довольно/quite good/bad/etc. in comparison with other similar things or with what you expect |
almost | почти nearly |
wholly | полностью, целиком; вполне, совсем/ completely Syn:totally |
really | действительно, в действительности; на самом деле; по-настоящемуочень, крайне, чрезвычайно/in fact |
fully | полностью, вполне, совершенно/completely |
utterly | крайне, чрезвычайно, совершенно often used for emphasizing how bad someone or something is |
Кстати, хорошо, что ключи и варианты разделены 🙂
А то я даже подумать не успевал ))
1. b +
2. b (c) {gorgeous — естественно, не знал значения этого слова 🙂 }
3. d +
4. d +
5. a +
6. b +
7. c +
8. a (b) {almost сразу отпало, totally = wholly, 2 варианта быть не может => берём незнакомый вариант А 🙂 }
9. a +
10 b (c) {A,D отпали, не отгадал 🙂 }
11 d (c) {utterly — опять же, не знал значения слова)
12 d
67% 😐