gradable and ungradable adjectives

Adverbs and adjectives Gradable adjectives Gradable adjectives           We looked at gradable adjectives, these can have different degrees, we use gradable adverbs to describe the degree: Come to the board and underline the adverbsIt is a bit cold outside today It is extremely cold in Russia It was slightly cold on Monday It will be very cold next week ‘Wow! It is rather cold today’ I think it will be fairly cold in Scotland ‘You must be really cold!’ It could get quite cold tonight Grading Adverbs         A bit Extremely Slightly Very Rather Fairly Really Quite Grading Adverbs          Put these adverbs into order of strength: A bit Extremely Slightly Very Rather Fairly Really Quite Grading Adverbs         Extremely Really Very Fairly Rather Quite Slightly A bit How can you tell an adjective is gradable?     COLD FREEZING Any ideas? Gradable adjectives can become comparatives (used to compare two or more things.) Russia is colder than France Non gradable adjectives     These can not become comparatives Freezing alive terrified Ellen is aliver than Louise X Russia is freezier than Spain X .. .Gradable adjectives           We looked at gradable adjectives, these can have different degrees, we use gradable adverbs to describe the degree: Come to the board and underline... adjective is gradable?     COLD FREEZING Any ideas? Gradable adjectives can become comparatives (used to compare two or more things.) Russia is colder than France Non gradable adjectives. .. will be very cold next week ‘Wow! It is rather cold today’ I think it will be fairly cold in Scotland ‘You must be really cold!’ It could get quite cold tonight Grading Adverbs        