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English Tip of the Day: 236 gradable and non-gradable

By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide

Tip of the Day:

gradable and non-gradable

Usage Tip

Certain adjectives and adverbs are gradable (young, boring, expensive) others are ungradeable - meaning there is no more or less (dead, impossible,etc.).

Example Sentences

Gradeable: Tom is much more interesting than Peter.
Unfortunately, his friend is dead.

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