Intensifiers with particular adjectives Përforcuesit me mbiemra të veçantë

 Intensifiers with particular adjectives 

Përforcuesit me mbiemra të veçantë 

 

   Some intensifiers go with particular adjectives depending on the meaning of the adjective: 

   Disa përforcues shkojnë me mbiemra të veçantë në varësi të kuptimit të mbiemrit: 

• I'm afraid your wife is dangerously ill. 

• The engine was dangerously hot. 

• The car was seriously damaged. 

• Fortunately none of the passengers was seriously hurt. 

 

   Some intensifiers go with particular adjectives. For example, we use the intensifier highly with the adjectives successful, intelligent, likely and unlikely: 

   Disa përforcues shkojnë me mbiemra të caktuar. Për shembull, ne mund të përdorim përforcuesin highly me mbiemrat successful, intelligent, likely dhe unlikely: 

• He was highly intelligent. 

• She’s a highly successful businesswoman. 

 

but we do NOT say: 

por ne NUK themi: 

We had a highly tasty meal. 

That is a highly good idea. 

 

 

   We use the intensifier bitterly with the adjectives disappointed, unhappy and cold: 

   Ne përdorim përforcuesin bitterly me mbiemrat disappointed, unhappy dhe cold: 

• I was bitterly unhappy at school. 

• We were bitterly disappointed to lose the match. 

• It can get bitterly cold in winter. 

 

 

You need to use your dictionary to find which nouns these intensifiers go with. 

Ju duhet të përdorni fjalorin për të gjetur se cilët emra shkojnë me këta përforcues. 

 

 

Use the expressions to complete each sentence in the most appropriate way. 

Përdorni shprehjet për të plotësuar çdo fjali në mënyrën më të duhur. 

 

truly sorry	seriously damaged	drop-dead gorgeous	gravely ill
deliriously happy	universally popular	bitterly opposed	highly successful
firmly committed	keenly observant	deeply disappointed	desperately unhappy

 

1. My mother was a __________ tennis player in her time. She won loads of tournaments. 

2. The car was so ___________ in the accident that it had to be scrapped. 

3. Tom was ________ when he heard he'd become a grandfather. He couldn't stop smiling. 

4. I was ____________ by my team's performance last night. It was terrible. 

5. The restaurant was shut down when three people fell ___________ after eating there. 

6. Esther's _________ working at the bank, so she's looking for a new job. 

7. In order to be a successful detective, you need to be _____________. 

8. Have I met Maria's new boyfriend? No, but I've seen him and he's __________! 

9. Professor Jones was a __________ head of department. Everyone was _________ to see him retire. 

10. The government is __________to reducing public debt, and is therefore ____________ to any increases in spending.