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    The document discusses different types of adverbs that are used to modify adjectives, including softening adverbs that make an adjective less strong and intensifying adverbs that make an adjective stronger. It provides examples of softening adverbs like slightly, mildly, and loosely as well as intensifying adverbs like highly, strongly, greatly, utterly, completely, thoroughly, and absolutely. The document advises that absolutely should only be used to modify adjectives with strong meanings while very can be used with adjectives that have weaker meanings.

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    The document discusses different types of adverbs that are used to modify adjectives, including softening adverbs that make an adjective less strong and intensifying adverbs that make an adjective stronger. It provides examples of softening adverbs like slightly, mildly, and loosely as well as intensifying adverbs like highly, strongly, greatly, utterly, completely, thoroughly, and absolutely. The document advises that absolutely should only be used to modify adjectives with strong meanings while very can be used with adjectives that have weaker meanings.

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    Dgbnhumyjm: Softening Adverbs

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    The document discusses different types of adverbs that are used to modify adjectives, including softening adverbs that make an adjective less strong and intensifying adverbs that make an adjective stronger. It provides examples of softening adverbs like slightly, mildly, and loosely as well as intensifying adverbs like highly, strongly, greatly, utterly, completely, thoroughly, and absolutely. The document advises that absolutely should only be used to modify adjectives with strong meanings while very can be used with adjectives that have weaker meanings.

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    Spotlessly clean Downright rude Thoroughly ashamed Blatantly obvious Stinking rich Wildly exaggerated Dead easy Wildly inaccurate

    SOFTENING ADVERBS

    Slightly different Mildly surprised Loosely Based on Centered Structured Related Concentrated

    Faintly VERY Highly unlikely, educated, recommended Strongly influence Greatly appreciate, influence Utterly absurd, ridiculous Completely/tottaly/entirely different, dependent, separate Thoroughly enjoy Ridiculous Amused Surprised Patronizing Absurd

    ABSOLUTELY only collocates with adj. which have strong meanings, VERY with adj. that have weak meaning Ex: absolutely delighted very happy

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