Too and very

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 490.

Quite and rather

Adverbs of degree

fairly, extremely, awfully, terribly, etc. are used:

a) before adjectives and other adverbs.

He works in a fairly large office.

My friend is extremely intelligent.

b) before the main verb

I fairly enjoy our visit to the art gallery.

quite/rather + ADJECTIVE/ADVERB/VERB

The task is quite difficult.

She speaks English rather fluently.

I quite like football but it's not my favourite sport.

quite = means "less than very"

He's quite intelligent. (= less than very intelligent)

quite = means "completely" with some words:

The meeting tomorrow is quite impossible.

Are you sure? - I'm quite sure.

quite a (an) + NOUN

It's quite an interesting film.

rather + negative words or ideas = "quite"

He's rather lazy. (= He's quite lazy.)

rather + positive words or ideas = "surprisingly, unusually"

These oranges are rather nice. (= These oranges are surprisingly/unusually nice.)

rather a (an) + NOUN or a rather + NOUN

It's rather an interesting film. It's a rather interesting film.

She's a good worker. She works very quickly.

He works too quickly and makes a lot of mistakes.

too (= more than necessary or more than good)

Too + ADJECTIVE/ ADVERB

The prices in that shop are too high.

He drives too dangerously.

Too + MUCH/MANY

Doctors say that too much sugar is bad for you.

There are too many mistakes in your test.