Longman English Edge

JS2 Grammar Book

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Unit 4
Grammar in Text (p. 21)

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Exercise 1 (p. 22)
2 extremely 3 highly 4 hardly 5 rather
6 really 7 nearly 8 somewhat 9 slightly

Exercise 2 (p. 22)

2 It’s rather cold today 3 I quite like horror films
4 That novel isn’t very interesting 5 it’s quite a refreshing colour
6 You can hardly get good grades 7 That’s a really good suggestion

Exercise 3 (p. 23)

Exercise 4 (p. 23)

2 I really enjoyed the play.
3 The flight will be slightly late due to a thunderstorm.
4 The discussion soon turned into a fairly violent argument.
5 My aunt looked incredibly attractive in her wedding gown.
6 Make sure you read the instructions very carefully before you use the device.

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 Exercise 5 (p. 24)
2 fairly 3 rather 4 somewhat 5 very
6 highly 7 extremely 8 a really 9 just
10 slightly 11 pretty 12 hardly 13 awfully
14 really 15 terribly 16 almost 17 very
18 quite a

Exercise 6 (p. 25)

2 quite a wise 3 not very interesting 4 really like
5 quite interested 6 highly recommended 7 slightly better
8 hardly believe 9 rather busy 10 very friendly
11 incredibly hard 12 quite easily 13 pretty boring
14 bored 15 a really huge 16 extremely good

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