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VERY + adjective

In the English Grammar Profile, A1 point 13 in the category of ADVERBS / phrases: ‘very’ to modify common gradable adjectives. An iWeb search for: very _JJ .   1 VERY GOOD. 54946 He looks very good. PELIC STUDENT: Korean male level 3 writing class. 2 VERY IMPORTANT . 36690 3 VERY HELPFUL . 32475 4 VERY …

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really | so | quite + ADJECTIVE

In the English Grammar Profile, A2 point 32 in the category of ADJECTIVES/modifying: adverbs of degree (‘really’, ‘so’, ‘quite’) with an increasing range of common gradable adjectives. *what an increasing range is exactly is quite amiguous. PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE: I was so hungry, so I ate two sandwiches. Korean male level 2 writing class. An iWeb search for: really|so|quite _JJ 1 REALLY GOOD …

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