Adjective-noun

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Absolute / Complete / Total / Utter
Absolute, complete, total and utter are used to express strong feelings, extreme situations,
and other events ‐ especially negative experiences.

absolute agony
complete astonishment
total bliss
(an) utter catastrophe
absolute despair
total ecstasy
utter fury
a complete idiot
utter loathing
total madness
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Big
Types of Persons
Big tends to describe a happening
or a type of person. It is not usually a big eater
used with uncountable nouns. a big dreamer
a big drinker
Happenings a big spender
a big talker
a big decision
a big disappointment
a big improvement
a big mistake
a big surprise
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Great a great number (of)

Great usually describes nouns which great power
express feelings or qualities. great pride
great admiration a great quantity (of)
great anger great sensitivity
in great detail great skill
(a) great disappointment great strength
great enjoyment great understanding
great excitement great wealth
a great failure
great fun
great happiness
great joy
at great length
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Large Deep

Large is often used with nouns

deep depression
concerning numbers and
deep devotion
measurements. It is not usually used
a deep feeling
with uncountable nouns.
deep pockets
a large amount deep sleep
a large number (of) in deep thought
a large population in deep trouble

a large proportion
a large quantity
a large scale
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Heavy High ‐ Low. Notice that a number of nouns (but not all) which
take 'high' also take 'low'.
a heavy drinker
heavy rain high ‐ or low ‐ cost
a heavy sleeper high ‐ or low ‐ density
high ‐ or low ‐ energy
a heavy smoker high ‐ or low ‐ esteem
heavy snow a high ‐ or low ‐ expectation (of)
heavy traffic a high ‐ or low ‐ level (of)
a high ‐ or low ‐ opinion (of someone or something)
Strong high ‐ or low ‐ pressure
a ‐ or low ‐ high price
high quality
strong criticism high speed
strong denial
a strong feeling
a strong opinion (about something)
a strong sense (of)
a strong smell
a strong taste
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Complete the following adjective-noun _______ sleep

collocations. Use the following: absolute,
_______ drinker
complete, utter, total, big, great, large
_______ criticism
_______ agony a _______ population
_______ total ecstasy great _______ health
_______ madness a _______ mistake
_______ decision a _______ idiot
_______ eater _______ fury
_______ anger _______ fun
a _______ amount _______ rain
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