General English Level 4
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Claudia says:
Claudia: Why? I really enjoyed it. Didn't you?
Jackie says:
Jackie: Yeah, I quite liked the dancing.
Claudia says, "I really enjoyed it." She uses really to say how much she enjoyed it.
Jackie says, "Yeah, I quite liked the dancing". She uses quite to say how much she
liked the dancing.
Really and quite are modifiers. We can use modifiers to modify (change the
meaning of) verbs.
Look
thoroughly
really
- - -
quite
enjoyed the movie.
enjoyed the movie a little.
positive
negative
I
didn’t enjoy the movie at all.
Examples
Listen to the examples.
1. I really enjoyed the movie. Did you?
Yeah it was quite interesting.
2. I was a little disappointed with my meal.
Really? I really loved mine.
3. I didn't enjoy that show at all.
Yeah, I was pretty bored.
4. That story made me a little sad.
Me too. But I quite enjoyed it.
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