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Yunus Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

exhausted and tired

0what is the differences between exhausted and tired?02br
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00i had had an exam last year. i had had a question which is below02br
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00By the time he had finished work and returned home, he was absolutely ..................... 02br
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01font00a) exhausted b) tired c) petrified d) weak02font02br
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00i know the choice should be tired but i'm wondering that why isn't exhausted. 02br
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00i guess there is a slim difference between them. am i wrong?02br
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02br 02br 00There is much more than a slim difference between them. If I walked 5 miles I would be tired. If I walked 20 miles I would be exhausted.

— Nona the brit

  • 02br 02br 00There is much more than a slim difference between them.
  • If I walked 5 miles I would be tired.
  • If I walked 20 miles I would be exhausted.
  • Exhausted is the extreme version of tired.
  • You can be tired after a small exertion, but exhausted means that you are very very tired, can hardly move tired.
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0Hello,02br
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00actually the choice should be a)exhausted.02br
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00There is much more than a slim difference between them. If I walked 5 miles I would be tired. If I walked 20 miles I would be exhausted. Exhausted is the extreme version of tired. You can be tired after a small exertion, but exhausted means that you are very very tired, can hardly mov
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0to me 01font00exhausted02font00 can be too but i have choosen01font00 tired02font00 and the correct answer is01font00 tired.02font02br
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00i want to say that how can we determine which one is correct? by our sense?02br
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0 Well, if that was the correct answer you can't argue with it now, but I think it was an error. To say someone is 'absolutely tired' sounds ridiculous. Just one of those collocations that does not work. 0-
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0 oh excuse me nona, don't get angry of me. i just wondered. thanks for your care. 0-
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0No no I didn't mean to be angry with you at all. Sorry if I gave that impression.05002br
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00I just think there was a ridiculous error in that exercise. That's their fault, not yours.010id2
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Well, I agree that "absolutely exhausted" is the correct answer!

It's seem more popular, I guess!

Normally, we use extremely tired. So, I don't think "absolutely tired" is the answer!

Any ideas? ^^

CK
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I agree with you, CK: "extremely tired", but "absolutely exhausted".

Those examiners should be shot.

MrP
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Is shooting the writers of poorly written test questions also part of the duties of the invigilator?

(Kidding!)
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As if they are kidding us but it is true because i had this exam. thanks everybody for helping
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We use 'absolutely' with an extreme (strong) adjective.

Is 'tired' an extreme (strong) adjective?

Of course, it is not. It is a base (weak) adjective, so exhausted is Correct! This means very, very tired.

Notice how we use 'absolutely' + an extreme (strong) adjective – in this case 'absolutely exhausted'.


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