This document categorizes and provides examples of different types of adjectives and adverbs in English. It divides adjectives into gradable adjectives that can take levels or degrees such as good, bad, tall, small, and ungradable adjectives that cannot such as amazing, exceptional, stunning. It also gives examples of adverbs that can modify gradable adjectives with levels like very, slightly, extremely, and adverbs that intensify ungradable adjectives completely, utterly. Some words like unexpected and really can be used as both gradable and ungradable.
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1. Gradable adjectives
Good / bad / relevant / significant/
tall / small / nice / ugly / stupid /
clever / expensive / cheap /
interesting / rare/ dangerous /
lazy
Ungradableadjectives
Ground-breaking /mind-blowing /
amazing / exceptional / superb /
stunning / jaw-dropping /
unforgettable / unbelievable /
unbearable / moronic / riveting
Adverbs + gradableadj.
Very / relatively / barely / merely /
only / slightly / a little / extremely /
tremendously / obviously /
incredibly / usually / highly
Adverbs + ungradableadjectives
Totally / absolutely / completely /
utterly
Both gradable AND ungradable adjective: unexpected
Both gradable AND ungradable adverb: really
