INTENSIFIERS
by Leticia da Silva Pereira
1. Adjectives and adverbs that emphasize what will be said. (Giving strength to the adjective, verb or adverb.)
2. DEGREES
2.1. HIGH
2.1.1. ABSOLUTELY
2.1.2. REALLY
2.1.2.1. IT'S A REALLY GOOD FILM
2.1.3. COMPLETELY
2.1.4. EXTREMELY
2.2. MEDIUM
2.2.1. FAIRLY
2.2.2. QUITE
2.2.2.1. IT'S A QUITE CALM HERE TODAY
2.2.3. RATHER
2.3. LOW
2.3.1. SLIGHTLY
2.3.2. HARDLY
2.3.3. A LITTLE/ A BIT
2.3.3.1. IT'S GET A BIT COLD AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR
2.3.4. SCARCELY
3. EXAMPLE
3.1. SHE IS BEATIFUL
3.2. SHE IS VERY BEATIFUL
4. INTENSIFIERS WITH PARTICULAR ADJECTIVES.
4.1. SOME INTENSIFIERS GO WITH PARTICULAR ADJECTIVES DEPENDING ON THE MEANING OF THE ADJECTIVE.
4.1.1. I'M AFRAID YOUR WIFE IS DANGEROUSLY ILL
4.2. SOME INTENSIFIERS GO WITH PARTICULAR ADJECTIVES.
4.2.1. FOR EXAMPLE
4.2.1.1. WE USE THE INTENSIFIERS (HIGHLY) WITH THE ADJECTIVES: SUCESSFUL, INTELIGENT, LIKELY AN UNLIKELY
4.2.1.1.1. HE WAS HIGHLY INTELIGENT
4.2.1.1.2. THAT IS A HIGHLY GOOD IDEA
4.2.1.2. WE USE THE INTENSIFIER (BITTERLY) WITH THE ADJECTIVES DISAPPOINTED, UNHAPPY AND COLD.
4.2.1.2.1. I WAS BITTERLY UNHAPPY AT SCHOOL.