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    This document provides examples and definitions of emphatic adjectives. It notes that emphatic adjectives already imply "very" so it is unnecessary to use "very" with them. However, words like "really" and "absolutely" can be used to provide further emphasis. It also notes that some emphatic adjectives end in "-ed" or "-ing". The document then lists common adjectives and their emphatic forms, such as "good/nice" and "excellent, outstanding, magnificent, amazing". It concludes with several examples of sentences using emphatic adjectives.

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    This document provides examples and definitions of emphatic adjectives. It notes that emphatic adjectives already imply "very" so it is unnecessary to use "very" with them. However, words like "really" and "absolutely" can be used to provide further emphasis. It also notes that some emphatic adjectives end in "-ed" or "-ing". The document then lists common adjectives and their emphatic forms, such as "good/nice" and "excellent, outstanding, magnificent, amazing". It concludes with several examples of sentences using emphatic adjectives.

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    Diana Patricia Espino Betancourt Diana Ivette Herrera Rodriguez

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    This document provides examples and definitions of emphatic adjectives. It notes that emphatic adjectives already imply "very" so it is unnecessary to use "very" with them. However, words like "really" and "absolutely" can be used to provide further emphasis. It also notes that some emphatic adjectives end in "-ed" or "-ing". The document then lists common adjectives and their emphatic forms, such as "good/nice" and "excellent, outstanding, magnificent, amazing". It concludes with several examples of sentences using emphatic adjectives.

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    EMPATHIC

    ADJETIVE
    S
    DIANA PATRICIA ESPINO
    BETANCOURT
    DIANA IVETTE HERRERA
    RODRIGUEZ

    EXAMPLES:
    Some points to remember
    1.Becauseemphaticadjectivesalreadycontaintheme
    aningvery,itisnotconsidered correct to use them
    with the word very. However, we can add further
    emphasis with the words really and absolutely.
    Incorrect:veryterrifying
    Correct:reallyterrifying
    Correct:absolutelyterrifying
    2.Youmaynoticethatsomeemphaticadjectivesendi
    n-edor-ing.

    ADJETIVES

    EMPAHATIC ADJETIVES

    Good/Nice

    Excellet, Outstading,
    Magnificient, Amazing

    Bad

    Awful, Terrible, Horrible

    Interesting

    Fascinating

    Tiring

    Exhausting

    Dirty

    Filthy

    Clean

    Spotless

    Big

    Enormous, Huge

    1.- Tom discovered that someone had


    stolen his jacket, he was very angry. He
    was absolutely
    A) Furious B) Miserable C)
    Huge

    2.-Derek invited thirty people to his


    birthday party so he ordered a really
    big cake. It was absolutely
    A)Delicious B) Huge C) Boiling

    3.-When I told mum that John had


    asked me to marry him, she was really
    happy. She was absolutely.
    A) Miserable B) Gorgeous C)
    Overjoyed

    4.- I'm so hungry that I could eat a


    horse! I'm absolutely
    A)FascinatingB) Delicious C)
    Starving.

    5.-Jane's stories about her trips to


    Africa are really interesting. They're
    absolutely
    A) Delicious B) Furious C) Fascinating.

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