GRADABLE AND NON-GRADABLE AND NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVESGRADABLE ADJECTIVES

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boiling

extremely hot

very hothot

rather hotfairly hot

fairly coldrather cold

coldvery coldextremely

cold

freezing

Hot and cold are GRADABLE

Boiling isNON-GRADABLE

Freezing isNON-GRADABLE

NON-GRADABLE NON-GRADABLE ADJECTIVESADJECTIVES

Some qualities cannot vary in intensity or grade because they are: ◦extremes: freezing◦absolutes: dead ◦Classifying: nuclear

These adjectives are non-gradable.

Gradable AdjectivesGradable Adjectives

grading adverbsa little, dreadfully, extremely, fairly,

hugely, immensely, intensely, rather,

reasonably, slightly, unusually, very

+ gradable adjectivesangry, big, busy,

clever, cold, deep, fast, friendly, good, happy, high, hot, important, long, popular, rich, strong, tall, warm,

weak, young

A gradable adjective can be used with "grading adverbs" that vary the adjective's grade or intensity.

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