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Study the information about intensifiers.
These are words that strengthen adverbs and adjectives.
1. Very is used to strengthen:
-the positive form of adjectives
-adjective+ noun
-adverbs
-many past participle adjectival forms
Mike is a very nice man.
You are very mistaken.
You are very mistaken.
2. Too (=more than is desirable) goes before adjectives and adverbs.
It’s too hot and I want to drink.
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Рис. \(1\). Drink
Her work is not too good.
3. Very much is used with comparatives, verbs, adjectives(afraid, awake, alive, alone)
I like your project very much.
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Рис. \(2\). Project
4. The words ‘extremely‘, ‘really’ are used for special emphasis instead of very.
I’m extremely sleepy.
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Рис. \(3\). Sleepy
5. We use ‘terribly’, ‘awfully’ in place of ‘very’.
That hi fi is terribly expensive to buy.