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Intensifiers for adjectives
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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Intensifiers for adjectives
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Hello evrybody,
I �ve corrected a lot of compositions and I have notice that hardly any of my students use intensifiers with adjectives apart from "very" or "really". The point is that I �ve been thinking on giving a lesson on that topic and that it is rather difficult to find a book with either theory or exercises on that topic. Is there any theory to explain on this topic or the use of intensifiers is just a matter of collocation? Do you know any good exercise on this topic? Thanks in advance. |
17 Jun 2010
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kmochniak
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Hi, the general rule is that you can �t use "very" with extreme adjectives. I �ll send you a PM with exercises but I �m not sure how advanced your students are. Hope it will be helpful!
Hugs,� Kasia |
17 Jun 2010
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Apodo
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This may not be exactly what you wanted but it gives an overview of intensifiers and limiters and their use:
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17 Jun 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Have you checked the contributions dealing with intensifiers yet?
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17 Jun 2010
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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I �m in a hurry now �cause in half an hour I must be working so I don �t have enough time to read your messages in detail. I �ll check them in great detail when I finish working but I just want to tell you thanks a million for your help. You �re simply the best! I �m 28 and I �ve just been teaching for 2 years and a half and I hope one day to have a similar knowledge about the language as you do. hugs! |
17 Jun 2010
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