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Sadee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Gradable & non-gradable

Ascend & descend
Enter & exist
Both are non-gradable
How can I know if they are gradable on not?
  

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We use 'gradable' and 'non-gradable' when talking about adjectives, not verbs.

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We use 'gradable' and 'non-gradable' when talking about adjectives, not verbs.
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Happy/sad non-gradable
Present/absent non gradable
Fill/empty gradable
Married/single non gradable
Fast/slow gradable
Appear/disappear non-gradable or reversive

Could you please check?
Thank you in advance
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SadeeHappy/sad non-gradable
Can you be happier today than you were yesterday?
SadeeFull/empty gradable
Can you petrol tank be emptier today than it was yesterday when you ran out of gas?
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Happy and sad are gradable - you can be rather/quite/very happy/sad.

Full and empty are unclear. Technically they are absolutes, but in practice they can be redefined, so that, for example, a suitcase can be full if there is no more room in it if it is neatly packed, but very full if it is bulging,

Appear and disap
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