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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Degree adverbs indicating totality
Dear mentors,
Here are some non-gradable adjectives: Dead/Alive, female/male, married/unmarried/single
Here are some totality adverbs: absolutely, utterly, completely
Can I say?
1.This cat is absolutely male.
2. This plant is completely dead.
Thank you.
Here are some non-gradable adjectives: Dead/Alive, female/male, married/unmarried/single
Here are some totality adverbs: absolutely, utterly, completely
Can I say?
1.This cat is absolutely male.
2. This plant is completely dead.
Thank you.
Top answer
-- You would say this jocularly when the animal exhibited very obvious masculine characteristics. 2. -- You would say this when all of the leaves have fallen off and there seems no chance of its returning to health.
- -- You would say this jocularly when the animal exhibited very obvious masculine characteristics.
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- -- You would say this when all of the leaves have fallen off and there seems no chance of its returning to health.
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1.This cat is absolutely male.-- You would say this jocularly when the animal exhibited very obvious masculine characteristics.
2. This plant is completely dead.-- You would say this when all of the leaves have fallen off and there seems no chance of its returning to health.
2. This plant is completely dead.-- You would say this when all of the leaves have fallen off and there seems no chance of its returning to health.
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