INTENSIFIERS AND DOWNTONERS

1.- Intensifiers

Son adverbios o frases adverbiales que se utilizan para dar énfasis.

2.- Ejemplos

-  Very

 He has a very bad humor!

- Too

 John works too hard.

- Really

 Jane was really upset.

- At all

 I don't like pizza at all.

- What on earth...

 What on earth are you doing?


3.- Downtoners

Son palabras o frases utilizadas para suavizar o reducir el sentido de otra palabra o frase.

4.- Ejemplos

- A bit

 I'm a bit hungry.

- Slightly

 Jane got slightly upset.

- Barely

 I was barely 16 when I started working in this company.

- Somewhat

 My neighbourhood has changed somewhat in the las 20 years.

- Kind of

 Mark's kind of bossy.


5.- Recomendaciones

- Hacer una pequeña lista de Intensifiers y Downtoners con al menos un ejemplo.

- Utilizar sólo los Intensifiers o Downtoners más fáciles de recordar.