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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.

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.