totally essential, entirely determined, completely furious

[sb70012]

Hello teachers,

I have downloaded a PDF. Here is the link. Explaining intensifying adverbs + non-gradable adjectives.

Gradable and non gradable adjectives:
important / essential
angry / furious
etc.

These are adverbs for non gradable adjectives: absolutely - completely - utterly - totally - entirely - pretty -really
simply - quite

These are adverbs for gradable adjective: very - awfully - rather - extremely - terribly - fairly - really - pretty
- quite

In that PDF it's written: "you can say absolutely enormous/ delicious/ delighted."

And this is written in that PDF too: "Not all combinations are possible. There is no real reason why we can’t say
totally essential, entirely determined, completely furious. We just can’t!"

I have problem with the blue written part in that PDF.
This is my question: Why (totally essential, entirely determined, completely furious) are grammatically incorrect?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[5jj]

And this is written in that PDF too: "Not all combinations are possible. There is no real reason why we can’t say
totally essential, entirely determined, completely furious. We just can’t!"

I have problem with the blue written part in that PDF.
This is my question: Why are (totally essential, entirely determined, completely furious) [STRIKE]are[/STRIKE] grammatically incorrect?

Who has said that they are grammatically incorrect?

 

[sb70012]

Who has said that they are grammatically incorrect?

You mean they are correct? You can have look at the PDF.

 

[MikeNewYork]

You mean they are correct? You can have look at the PDF.

I would say that the choices in this entire area lie with the speaker/writer, not with a grammar book. Context is often important in making the choices. The statement "We just can't", is not much of an explanation.