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C1-INTENSIFYING ADVERBS
Beatriz Olmos Arriba
Created on January 11, 2024
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INTENSIFYING ADVERBS
Adverbs modify adjectives, verbs or other adverbs to express time, place, degree or manner
Note that some adverbs collocate more commonly with certain words than others.
- absolutely
- completely
- entirely
- quite
- really
- so
- totally
- utterly
- extremely
- highly
- incredibly
- really
- so
- very
Most common collocations HIGHLY You can use highly with “probability” words (likely/unlikely, probable, unusual) and others:
- highly unlikely
- highly probable
- highly effective
- highly controversial
- highly profitable
- highly recommended
Most common collocations Deeply You can use deeply with emotions in general, to emphasize that they are very strong.
- deeply appreciative
- deeply ashamed
- deeply concerned
- deeply hurt
- deeply moved
- deeply offended
- deeply worried
Most common collocationsStrongly You can use strongly with verbs relating to having or expressing opinions:
- strongly believe
- strongly deny
- strongly oppose
- strongly feel
- strongly dislike
- strongly support
- strongly influence
Most common collocationsRidiculously You can use ridiculously when something is so extreme, it’s difficult to believe.
- ridiculously cheap
- ridiculously easy
- ridiculously long
- ridiculously small
- ridiculously early
Most common collocationsBitterly You can use bitterly when there is a strong negative emotion: usually sadness (with “disappointed,” “regret,” and “cry”) or annoyance/anger (with “complain” and “resent”) Bitterly is also often used with cold, to emphasize weather that is very, very cold!
- bitterly disappointed complain bitterly
- bitterly regret bitterly resent
- cry bitterly