No longercan be a little formal. In informal speech we use not. any longeror not. any more.

They do n't make these bikes any longer/any more.

Rita has moved. She does n't live here any longer/any more. Any longer/any more comes at the end.

114 Exercises

1 Yet, still and already (A)

Put in yet, still or already.

► Mark: I know it isn't lunch-time yet, but I'm really hungry.

Sarah: It's only eleven. And you've already had two coffees since breakfast.

1 Vicky: You've........................... got this library book, and it was due back ten days ago.

Rachel: Well, I haven't finished it............................

2 Nick: Tom is a very slow eater, isn't he? He's......................... having his soup.

David: And we've.......................... started our pudding.

3 Trevor: Has the postman been..........................? I'm expecting a letter from the bank.

Laura: Yes, he has, but that letter......................... hasn't arrived.

I 2 Word order with yet, still and already (A)

Put the word in brackets into one of the sentences.

► I've bought some CDs. I haven't played them, (yet)
I haven't played them yet.

► This calculator works. I've had it for ages, (still)
This calculator still works.

1 I owe Emma £20.1 can't ask her for more, (already)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2 We've spent all our money. And we're only halfway through our holiday, (already)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

3 I've cleaned this window. But it looks dirty, (still)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

4 Our friend took some photos. We haven't seen them, (yet)

………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5 I can't understand the rules. I know you explained them to me. (still)

……...………………………………………………………………………………………………...

3 Still and any more (C-D)

Two people are talking about the place they live in. Write the replies using still or not... any more.

Old man: Young man:

► There was a church. ~ Well, there's still a church.

► You could see fields. ~ You cant see them any more. Now it's just houses.

1 Children played there. ~ Not now............................................................................................................

2 Boats came along the river. ~ Oh,........................................................................................... Look at them.

3 The view was beautiful. ~ Well,................................................................................................. It's awful.

4 It was our home. ~ And...................................................................................................................

4 Yet, still, already, no longer and any longer/any more (A-D)

Put in already, any more, no longer, still and yet.

► It's still raining, look. How much longer can it go on?

1 The railway closed down years ago, so there's...................................... a railway station here.

2 They want to build a new hotel here, but they haven't got permission..........................................

3 Rita isn't going out with Nick. She told him she didn't want to see him............................................

4 Those people moved here only three months ago, and they're...................................... leaving.

115 Adverbs of degree, e.g. very, quite

A Very, quite, a bit, etc

Laura is a bit tired. She's been Mark is quite tired. He's been Sarah is very tired. She's had to

working all morning. working all day. work late at the office.

An adverb of degree makes the meaning weaker or stronger. Here are some more examples.

SMALL DEGREE (weaker) MEDIUM DEGREE LARGE DEGREE (stronger)

a little late fairly unusual absolutely sure really ill

slightly complicated pretty good completely mad

rather nice extremely cold

В Very cold, quite quickly, etc

An adverb of degree (e.g. very) goes before an adjective (e.g. cold) or an adverb (e.g. quickly).

ADVERB + ADJECTIVE ADVERB + ADVERB

It’ s very cold today. The time passed quite quickly.

Rita looked rather upset. We go on holiday fairly soon.

This dress is absolutely marvellous. United played extremely well.

Before a comparative we can use a bit, a little, a lot, far, much, rather and slightly. See also Unit 112B. I'm feeling a lot better today. These new trains go much faster.

С Really hurting, quite enjoys, etc

Some adverbs of degree can describe a verb.

They usually go in mid position (close to the verb - see Unit 113B).

My foot is really hurting. Laura quite enjoys shopping. I rather like this cake. Some adverbs of degree go at the end of a sentence when they describe a verb. They are a bit, a little, a lot, awfully, much and terribly.

Mark travels a lot. I'll open the window a little. The animals suffer terribly.

Absolutely, completely and totally can go in mid position or at the end.

We completely lost our way./We lost our way completely.

I'm afraid I totally disagree./I'm afraid I disagree totally.

D Much

Now look at these sentences.

Positive: I like this town very much, not I like this town much.

Negative: I don't like this town very much, or I don't like this town much.

In a positive statement we use very much. In a negative statement we can use either very much or much.

115 Exercises

1 Very, quite, a bit,etc (A) Write sentences using one of the phrases in brackets.

► (quite hungry or very hungry?) He's quite hungry. 3 (quite strong or very strong?)...............................

1 (a bit busy or very busy?)..................................... 4 (fairly happy or extremely happy?).....................

2 (a bit thirsty or really thirsty?)..............................

2 Very, quite and a bit (A)

Put in very, quite or a bit.

► The bus service is all right. The buses are quite frequent.

1 I couldn't sleep because of the awful noise. The disco was.................. noisy.

2 The weather was OK - at least it didn't rain. It was.................... good.

3 The train was almost on time. It was just................... late.

4 Someone paid a great deal of money for the house. It was................. expensive.

5 There were some very small traces of mud on the boots. They were................... dirty.

6 There was a medium amount of traffic on the road. It was.................. busy.

3 Very cold, really hurting, etc (B-D)

Put the adverbs in the right place. Sometimes more than one answer is correct.

► These books are old (very). These books are very old.

► I hate travelling by air (really). I really hate travelling by air.

1 That radio is loud (a bit).

2 I like my new j ob (quite)..................................................................................................................

3 Why don't you slow down (a little)?..................................................................................................................

4 The rain spoilt our day (completely).......................................................................................................................

5 We did the job quickly (fairly).................................................................................................................

6 I feel better now (a lot).................................................................................................................

7 We enjoyed the concert (very much).....................................................................................................................

8 My arms ached (terribly).

4 Adverbs of degree (A-D)

Complete the advertisement for holiday apartments by choosing the correct words.

Why not take this opportunity to buy a wonderful Interlux Timeshare apartment in San Manila? These are (►) a bit/rather /really luxurious apartments set in this (1) absolutely/slightly magnificent seaside resort, a (2) fairly/really beautiful and unspoilt place, which you'll like (3) much/very/very much. The apartments are (4) extremely/pretty/quite good value. And we are a company with a (5) fairly/quite/very good reputation. This is a (6) bit/slightly/totally safe way of investing your money. But hurry! People are buying up the apartments (7) a lot/very/very much quickly.

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