Los intensificadores son aquellas palabras que denotan un nivel superior al adjetivo que lo acompaña. Los intensificadores más comunes son: very, particularly, remarkably, unsually y really.
Los adjetivos débiles son aquellos que se relacionan con el intensificador “very” para denotar un nivel superior al significado del adjetivo.
Los adjetivos fuertes son sinónimos de los adjetivos débiles con “very”, por lo tanto, es necesario un intensificador diferente para expresar un nivel más a su significado.
| Weak adjectives | Strong adjectives |
|---|---|
| very big | enormous, huge |
| very small | tiny |
| very clever | brilliant |
| very bad | awful, terrible, disgusting, dreadful |
| very tasty | delicious |
| very good | excellent, ideal, wonderful, splendid |
| very sure | certain |
1.- Adverbs of comment and manner
Adverbs are frequently used to give more information about verbs. In other words, adverbs often tell us how things happen.
Examples:
They run fast. How do they run? - fast
She paints beautifully. How does she paint? - beautifully
He quickly finished his breakfast. How did he finish? - quickly