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Answer — Exercise 5

8.2 - Winners·New Total English Upper-Intermediate - Students' Book

Câu hỏi

  1. Look at the underlined adjectives from the table. What is the difference in meaning between gradable and non-gradable adjectives?
  2. Match the gradable adjectives (1-4) with the correct non-gradable adjectives (a-d). Use a dictionary if necessary.

Câu trả lời

a)

  • Gradable adjectives → the meaning is relative (e.g. extremely big, very big, quite big).
  • Non-gradable adjectives → the meaning is extreme.

b)

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