{"id":72277,"date":"2019-09-18T08:01:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T08:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=72277"},"modified":"2019-09-18T08:01:22","modified_gmt":"2019-09-18T08:01:22","slug":"fairly-vs-quite-vs-rather-vs-pretty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/fairly-vs-quite-vs-rather-vs-pretty\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairly vs. Quite vs. Rather vs. Pretty"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Fairly <\/b>is an adverb of degree. It generally modifies adjectives and adverbs.<\/p>\n
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  • He can speak English fairly well.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Fairly <\/b>does not suggest a very high degree.<\/p>\n

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    • \u2018How was the film?\u2019 \u2018Fairly good.<\/b>\u2019 (Not the best one I have seen this year.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Quite<\/h4>\n

      Quite <\/b>suggests a higher degree than fairly.<\/b><\/p>\n

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      • \u2018How was the film?\u2019 \u2018Quite good.\u2019<\/b> (You ought to watch it.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Quite <\/b>can modify adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns.<\/p>\n

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        • She speaks English quite well.<\/b><\/li>\n
        • He is quite tall.<\/b><\/li>\n
        • He is quite a scholar.<\/b><\/li>\n
        • I quite enjoyed <\/b>myself at the party.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Rather<\/h4>\n

          Rather <\/b>is stronger than quite.<\/b> It suggests ideas such as more than is usual<\/i>, more than was expected<\/i> or more than was wanted<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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          • I think I should close the window. It is rather cold.<\/b><\/li>\n
          • Do you see that rather tall boy <\/b>standing over there.<\/li>\n
          • \u2018How was the film?\u2019 \u2018Rather good.<\/b>\u2019 (I was surprised.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Rather <\/b>can modify adjectives, adverbs, verbs and nouns.<\/p>\n

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            • It was rather a success.<\/b><\/li>\n
            • I rather think <\/b>we are going to lose.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Pretty<\/h4>\n

              Pretty <\/b>is similar to rather.<\/b><\/p>\n

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              • She is a pretty good girl.<\/b><\/li>\n
              • \u2018How is things?\u2019 \u2018Pretty good.<\/b>\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Pretty <\/b>can modify adjectives and adverbs. It can\u2019t modify nouns or verbs.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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