sb70012
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Hello teachers,
These are gradable and non gradable adjectives.
(tired=exhausted) - (pleased=delighted) - (angry=furious) - (cold=freezing) - (freezing=boiling) - (tasty=delicious)
(hungry = starving) - (exciting = thrilling) - (frightened = terrified)
It's incorrect to use non gradable adjective with comparative or superlative form, although you use it in your daily conversations. I remember once I asked of some native English speakers whether they use the term "more delicious than..." or not. Some said "yes we use it" and some said "no we use tastier than...."
I disagree with the first reply. In my opinion it's correct to say "tastier than" instead of "more delicious than"
You know what bothers be a lot? This bothers me that when native English speakers use something in their daily conversations, they think it's correct because they use it. But let's think logically.
What's your opinion about these two sentences?
"tastier than...."
"more delicious than..."
Many thanks in advance
These are gradable and non gradable adjectives.
(tired=exhausted) - (pleased=delighted) - (angry=furious) - (cold=freezing) - (freezing=boiling) - (tasty=delicious)
(hungry = starving) - (exciting = thrilling) - (frightened = terrified)
It's incorrect to use non gradable adjective with comparative or superlative form, although you use it in your daily conversations. I remember once I asked of some native English speakers whether they use the term "more delicious than..." or not. Some said "yes we use it" and some said "no we use tastier than...."
I disagree with the first reply. In my opinion it's correct to say "tastier than" instead of "more delicious than"
You know what bothers be a lot? This bothers me that when native English speakers use something in their daily conversations, they think it's correct because they use it. But let's think logically.
What's your opinion about these two sentences?
"tastier than...."
"more delicious than..."
Many thanks in advance