Roach Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
rather + comparisons and too
1) The minister seemed in rather better spirits than his hosts,and apologized for keeping them all up so late.
2) He was tall and thin,with a face rather like a sad old horse
3) You were rather less pleased to see your brother this morning than you were last night.
4) '' you can't go, '' he said rather too desperately
In what ways,the rather modifies the above sentences ? what's the absolute reason for its usage ?
thanks btw
2) He was tall and thin,with a face rather like a sad old horse
3) You were rather less pleased to see your brother this morning than you were last night.
4) '' you can't go, '' he said rather too desperately
In what ways,the rather modifies the above sentences ? what's the absolute reason for its usage ?
thanks btw
Top answer
Hi, Generally speaking, 'rather' here indicates the degree. eg Mary is rather pretty. Not a little, not a lot.
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Hi,
Generally speaking, 'rather' here indicates the degree.
eg Mary is rather pretty. Not a little, not a lot.
Clive
Generally speaking, 'rather' here indicates the degree.
eg Mary is rather pretty. Not a little, not a lot.
Clive
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I just know that..but in this case,it's been used in various ways
for instance - he said it rather too desperately
how does rather modify this ? why do we have to use it ?
for instance - he said it rather too desperately
how does rather modify this ? why do we have to use it ?
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Hi,
For instance - he said it rather too desperately
how does rather modify this ?
Not a lot too desperately. Not a little too desperately.
why do we have to use it ? You don''t have to. It's optional. Use it if you want to tell us more about the amount of desperatio
For instance - he said it rather too desperately
how does rather modify this ?
Not a lot too desperately. Not a little too desperately.
why do we have to use it ? You don''t have to. It's optional. Use it if you want to tell us more about the amount of desperatio
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