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Answer for exercise 1

The solution for exercise 1 in chapter 07 - Vocabulary - Extreme adjectives of Cutting Edge Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

  1. Match the extreme adjectives from the news articles with an ordinary adjective.
  2. Why do you think writers use extreme adjectives? Look back at the texts on page 70 for examples.

Answer

a)

  1. b
  2. d
  3. c
  4. e
  5. a

b)

Writers use extreme adjectives to make what they are writing more interesting and descriptive, and to avoid overusing the word 'very'.

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