Question

In six of the sentences, the intensifier (very, really, absolutely and extremely) is wrong. Find the mistakes and correct them.
1. My uncle lives in an absolutely big house in the country.
2. I had a very fantastic holiday on the west coast of Ireland last year.
3. Jenny is extremely intelligent. She got top marks for all her exams.
4. It's extremely impossible to talk to Yuri. He never listens to me.
5. I thought that their last album was absolutely good.
6. My teacher is very brilliant. She's always kind and patient.
7. Thank you for the present. it's really lovely.
8. I'd like to be an absolutely successful singer.

Answer 1

1. My uncle lives in an absolutely big house in the country.
2. I had a very fantastic holiday on the west coast of Ireland last year.
4. It's extremely impossible to talk to Yuri. He never listens to me.
5. I thought that their last album was absolutely good.
6. My teacher is very brilliant. She's always kind and patient.
8. I'd like to be an absolutely successful singer.