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Usage of Intensifiers
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Usage Example
a. Used as adverbs to describe • The weather last night was very cold.
about an adjective or phrase • The little girl is so adorable.
• The octogenarian was such a sport.

b. Used to strengthen the • The scouts are too eager to help others.
meaning of an expression or • Mrs Lim cooks very delicious dishes.
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• The kid is so good at doing maths.
c. Used to weaken the meaning • Some residents are not helpful at all.
of an expression • The news is hardly interesting.
• It is not such a usable tool as told.

Examples of intensifiers
too, so, such, at all, enough, extremely, highly, completely, really, totally, very, absolutely, rather,
really, utterly, etc.