Please help. Test with native speakers.

[RonBee]

Originally Posted by twin_sister1

Thanks for the answers. I would appreciate it if I could receive some more.
Happy new Year!

[Tdol]

Hi. I am writing my master thesis and need to do a kind of a test with native speakers. Could you take a look at the following sentences and insert RATHER, PRETTY, FAIRLY or QUITE where it seems more natural to you. There is no right or wrong. I simply need the statistics. Please, specify the country of origin and your age. Thanks in advance.

1.I was r/p/q surprised to see him with his ex-wife.
2.He was limping r/p/q badly.
3.I got a letter from Sylvia all recently.
4.The food in the cafeteria is usually all good.
5.She still looks all miserable.
6.I’m all sure he’ll say yes.
7.The house had a r/p/f large garden.
8.She speaks English all well.

(From UK)

[RonBee]

I would say:

He is limping slightly

or

He is limping quite a bit

but "He is limping badly" seems to mean that he is doing a poor job of limping. Maybe he could do better at limping if he practiced more.

[RonBee]

There is another thread here with the same questions. Maybe we could merge the two? Maybe you could post each question as a poll? (The word "very" would be used more than some of the options that are offered.)

[RonBee]

Merged threads.

(Sp: master's thesis)

[twin_sister1]

Thank you for the answer. I am handing in my paper in three weeks.