Matching Pairs Intensifying adverbs | collocationsOnline version Match the beginnings and the endings of the sentences; then, figure out the cases for using each of the intensifying adverbs provided by Nastia Sakharova 1 They are planning to build a waste recycling plant. I am deeply concerned 2 The officials confirm the village was utterly destroyed 3 The hotel was ridiculously expensive 4 If you're interested in alternate historical chronology, I strongly recommend 5 It was hard to look at her as she bitterly wept 6 Given the amount of work we have left, it’s absolutely impossible 7 This method called spaced repetition is highly effective at her grandfather’s funeral. about the environmental impact of this project. reading this book. by the hurricane. for learning a new language. for such poor service. to finish this project by tomorrow. 1 highly 2 bitterly 3 absolute, utterly 4 ridiculously 5 deeply 6 strongly usually combines with very positive words; also used with some probability words (likely, unusual); collocates mainly with words associated with feelings; used slightly more in writing than in conversation collocates with verbs, particularly verbs that relate to having an opinion suggests something extreme, which seems unbelievable or unreasonable combine with adjectives with very extreme meanings where we can’t use 'very'; often negative carries a feeling of deep sadness; used slightly more in writing than in conversation
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