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Hela Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Intensifiers
Dear all,
Would you please help me correct this exercise?
Rewrite the following sentences using an intensifier where appropriate.
1) There were many flamingos flying over the lake. (so many)
(can we say “such many” in certain cases?)
2) Many people think the way I do. (very many / so many ?)
3) There were many more … (so many more)
(would you please help me finish that sentence?)
4) She did it well. (very / so well)
(is there a difference in meaning between “very” and “so” here?)
5) I was disappointed because I had tried hard. (very / so hard ??)
(same question as above)
6) The bus was crowded. (very / so crowded ?)
7) I can’t drink this coffee because it’s hot.
a) (very / too hot) (is there a difference here between “very” and “too”?)
b) This coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
8) I can hardly hold my pen because my hands are cold.
a) (very cold) / (too cold ?)
b) My hands are so cold that I can hardly hold my pen.
9) No one ever talks to him because he’s a rude man.
a) (a very rude man / too rude a man ?) (what’s the difference between the 2 constructions?)
b) He’s such a rude man that no one ever talks to him.
10) Was it expensive to buy? (too / so / very expensive ?)
11) There were people there. (too / so many people)
12) It looks nice. (very / so nice ?)
13) It was good of you to help us. (so good of you ?)
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards.
Would you please help me correct this exercise?
Rewrite the following sentences using an intensifier where appropriate.
1) There were many flamingos flying over the lake. (so many)
(can we say “such many” in certain cases?)
2) Many people think the way I do. (very many / so many ?)
3) There were many more … (so many more)
(would you please help me finish that sentence?)
4) She did it well. (very / so well)
(is there a difference in meaning between “very” and “so” here?)
5) I was disappointed because I had tried hard. (very / so hard ??)
(same question as above)
6) The bus was crowded. (very / so crowded ?)
7) I can’t drink this coffee because it’s hot.
a) (very / too hot) (is there a difference here between “very” and “too”?)
b) This coffee is so hot that I can’t drink it.
8) I can hardly hold my pen because my hands are cold.
a) (very cold) / (too cold ?)
b) My hands are so cold that I can hardly hold my pen.
9) No one ever talks to him because he’s a rude man.
a) (a very rude man / too rude a man ?) (what’s the difference between the 2 constructions?)
b) He’s such a rude man that no one ever talks to him.
10) Was it expensive to buy? (too / so / very expensive ?)
11) There were people there. (too / so many people)
12) It looks nice. (very / so nice ?)
13) It was good of you to help us. (so good of you ?)
Thank you very much for your help.
Best regards.
Top answer
1)so many 2)so many 3)u can say(so many more) 4)very well 5)so hard 6)so crowded 7)too hot 8)very cold 9)a very rude man 10)too expensive 11)so many people there 12)both of them r correct
- 1)so many 2)so many 3)u can say(so many more) 4)very well 5)so hard 6)so crowded 7)too hot 8)very cold 9)a very rude man 10)too expensive 11)so many people there 12)both of them r correct
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1)so many
2)so many
3)u can say(so many more)
4)very well
5)so hard
6)so crowded
7)too hot
8)very cold
9)a very rude man
10)too expensive
11)so many people there
12)both of them r correct
2)so many
3)u can say(so many more)
4)very well
5)so hard
6)so crowded
7)too hot
8)very cold
9)a very rude man
10)too expensive
11)so many people there
12)both of them r correct
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Essentially, it seems to me, you are dealing with a few adverbs of degree ("very", "too", and "so") used with adjectives and adverbs.
very - to a great degree
too - to an degree exceeding some standard of comparison
so - to such a degree (that); to this degree: (that ...); to a degree equivalent to some standard of comparison
The adjective or adverb which follows the
very - to a great degree
too - to an degree exceeding some standard of comparison
so - to such a degree (that); to this degree: (that ...); to a degree equivalent to some standard of comparison
The adjective or adverb which follows the
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Thank you all for your help.
Would you please tell me which sentence is correct here? Would it be possible for you to answer this question TODAY ? It's rather urgent. Thanks in advance.
It's such lovely weather / It's such A lovely weather.
It's such beastly weather / It's such A beastly weather.
All the best,
Hela
Would you please tell me which sentence is correct here? Would it be possible for you to answer this question TODAY ? It's rather urgent. Thanks in advance.
It's such lovely weather / It's such A lovely weather.
It's such beastly weather / It's such A beastly weather.
All the best,
Hela
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'Weather' is always uncountable (without 'a'). Nice weather, bad weather, etc.
The correct ones are ; 1) It's such lovely weather and 2) It's such beastly weather.
The correct ones are ; 1) It's such lovely weather and 2) It's such beastly weather.
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You can't have "a" weather, which means, in a way, "one weather". You can't have two weathers or three weathers, and so on. It would be very difficult to find a context in which "a lovely weather" could be used. I'd stick to the first choice.
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