The key answer of exercise Grammar 1
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 09 - Language focus 2 for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education
Question
Look at the words you added to the conversation and answer the questions.
Answer
- absolutely, extremely, really, so. (Other words: completely. terribly, awfully, incredibly - These are called intensifiers.)
- So is used in front of an adjective or an adverb; such is used in front of a noun. (Both are used to emphasise a point. Such can also be used before an adjective + noun, eg. It's such a lovely day.)
- I do sympathise.
- It was you who cried in the toilet .., what helps is to take deep breaths ... (These are called cleft sentences, and are used to emphasise the particular thing or person rather than the verb.)
- on earth
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