What are Intensifiers & Mitigators? English Grammar Lesson

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Which of the underlined words are intensifiers or mitigators :

My first trip by an airplane was quite exciting.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

A : Are you hungry?

B :Hungry? I’m absolutely starving!

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

My brother has become a fairly big business man.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

It is a super cold day. inst it?

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

Cinema tickets are a bit more expensive on weekends.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

A : Are you hungry?

B :Hungry? I’m absolutely starving!

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

It was after midnight and the children were rather tired.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

A:How was your exam?

B: Not good. It was absolutely difficult.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

He was totally right and raised valid issues in the argument.

 intensifiers

 Mitigators

A : So, did you enjoy the movie?

B : No, I thought it was totally awful.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

The print of the dress was really disgusting.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

She lives a bit away from my house.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

They played the game quite well.

 Intensifier

 Mitigator

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What are Intensifiers?

The word that emphasizes another word or phrase is an Intensifier. It also known as a booster. Intensifiers enhances and gives additional emotional context to the word it modifies

We use words like very, really and extremely to make adjectives stronger:

• It’s a very interesting game
• she did remarkably well in her tests.
• Everyone was extremely excited

Other commonly used intensifiers are:

• Amazingly
• Incredibly
• Exceptionally
• Completely

What are Mitigators?

Mitigators are the opposite of intensifiers. When we want to make an adjective less strong we use these words:

For Example  : fairly – rather – quite

• By the end of the day we were rather tired.
• The film wasn’t great but it was quite exciting.
• We had a pretty good time at the party.

 

Mitigators can also be used  with comparative adjectives:

We use the following words and phrases as mitigators:

• a bit
• just a bit 
• a little 
• a little bit 
• just a little bit
• rather – slightly

She’s a bit younger than I am.
This one is rather bigger.