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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Fully, completely, very right

Hi teachers,
Would 'very right', be possible besides the given answers?
How right was she in her assumption?
a) Fully.
b) Completely.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Tenacious Learner How right was she in her assumption? No question or answer seems natural. 'Right' is non-gradable.

— Mister Micawber

  • Tenacious Learner How right was she in her assumption?
  • No question or answer seems natural.
  • 'Right' is non-gradable.
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Tenacious LearnerHow right was she in her assumption?
No question or answer seems natural. 'Right' is non-gradable.
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Very right Awkward but acceptable
Fully right Not natural
Completely right Fine, commonly said

Clive
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Mister MicawberNo question or answer seems natural.
Hi MM,
Thanks! The question is from a book.

TL
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Hi Clive,
Thanks for your reply.

TL
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Tenacious LearnerThe question is from a book
That fails to impress me.
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Mister MicawberThat fails to impress me.
I've just wanted to tell you where the sentence came from.

TL
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I believe one is either right or wrong, there is no grading there, just as MM said. Hitting 99% of what's correct or true does not make you, for example, very right - in fact, it means you're wrong.

To be Completely right means there are more than one thing/point and that for everyone of which you're right. But for the one thing, it's always either you're right or you're wrong.
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Olga TatarinovaIs the sentence "She was completely right" incorrect then?
No; it is illogical and would be avoided by a careful writer, but it is a mode of emphasis.
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