Gradable

and Absolute
Adjectives
THERE ARE ADJECTIVES AND ADJECTIVES, YOU KNOW?
 First of all, what's an adjective?
It's a word that qualifies or describes a noun.

Oh my good! You have such a beautiful house.

When I met him, he looked like a smart boy.

Some adjectives are gradable: they can be made stronger or weaker

STRONGER WEAKER
I'm tired. I'm extremly tired. I'm pretty tired.

Some adjectives are absolute: they cannot be made stronger or

weaker, but you can modify them to add emphasis.

I'm exhausted. I'm completely exhausted.

 ADVERBS EXAMPLES

Very,
That book was very
Extremely,
S interesting.
GRADABLE *Really
ADJECTIVES That book was
W Pretty,
Fairly fairly interesting.

M That book was

O
D Totally, absolutely
ABSOLUTE I Absolutely, fascinating.
F
ADJECTIVES I Completely,
(NON-GRADABLE) E *Really That book was
R
S
really fascinating.
 SOME GRADABLE SOME ABSOLUTE
ADJECTIVES ARE... ADJECTIVES ARE...
(Can be made stronger/weaker) (Quality exists or doesn’t)

Totally, Absolutely, Completely, Really

Very, Extremely, Really, Pretty, Fairly

BIG HUGE
ANGRY FURIOUS

GOOD FANTASTIC/EXCELLENT

BAD TERRIBLE

COLD FREEZING

HUNGRY STARVING

BEAUTIFUL STUNNING/GORGEOUS