Adjectives

Which of the following adverbs suggests the lowest degree?
1. fairly
2. quite
3. rather
4. pretty
If you say to somebody that their work performance is 'fairly satisfactory', they will most probably be ...... .
1. not very happy at all
2. very happy
3. happy and content
4. extremely unhappy
When the adverb 'quite' is used with a strong pronunciation, it generally expresses ...... .
1. an emphatic idea
2. a weak idea
3. indifference
4. curiosity
When the adverb 'quite' is used with a weak pronunciation, it expresses an idea which is ...... 'fairly'.
1. weaker than
2. stronger than
3. the same emphatic quality as
4. the opposite to
'Fairly' is used to modify ...... .
1. adjectives only
2. adverbs only
3. adjectives and adverbs
4. adjectives and verbs
'Quite' is used to modify ...... .
1. verbs and nouns
2. nouns only
3. verbs only
4. adjectives and adverbs
Which of the following hypotheses is true?
1. 'Rather' is stronger than 'quite'.
2. 'Rather' is weaker than 'quite'.
3. 'Rather' and 'quite' express the same idea and are thus the same stylistic quality.
4. 'Rather' is used less often than 'quite'.
'Rather' is usually used to imply the idea ...... .
1. 'more than is usual or expected'
2. 'less than is usual or expected'
3. 'the same amount as is usual or expected'
4. neither of the options
'Rather' is used to modify ...... .
1. verbs and nouns
2. nouns only
3. verbs only
4. adjectives only
'Pretty' is usually used in ...... .
1. informal language
2. formal language
3. written communication only
4. old-fashioned style only
'Pretty well', as in 'Lilly has pretty well finished writing her German leaving exam', means ...... .
1. almost
2. already
3. not yet
4. soon
'Pretty' is used to modify ...... .
1. adjectives and adverbs
2. adjectives only
3. adverbs only
4. verbs only
'Pretty' is most closely similar in meaning to ...... .
1. rather
2. fairly
3. quite
4. very
What is the American form of the adverb 'really'?
1. really
2. real
3. rel
4. rea

Adjectives

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