Question

Complete the sentences choosing the correct option. Explain your choice. 1) Peter was quite rather exhausted after the work in the garden. 2) I've quite rather forgotten to call my friend. 3) Quite Rather a number of people gathered near the Town Hall. 4) Mila's little boy seems to be quite rather intelligent for his age. 5) I didn't expect much of the film, but it turned out to be quite rather interesting. 6) John's plan was quite rather interesting. but quite rather complicated. 7) I don't quite rather understand what you mean. 8) There are quite rather a few English books in my home library. 9) The child has got a quite/rather bad cold. 10) I am quite/rather proud of that sweater: I've never knitted anything so big before. 11) The food was excellent, but the wine was quite rather poor. 12) This room is quite rather big. Is there a smaller one free? 13) Erik seemed quite/rather surprised when I mentioned 14) Little Tim is quite rather an artist and everybody admires his pictures.

Answer 1

1) Peter was rather exhausted after the work in the garden. (We use rather to express the idea of more than was expected.)

2) I've quite forgotten to call my friend. (quite используется с глаголами, выражающими завершенное действие, типа forget, recover, finish)

3) Quite a number of people gathered near the Town Hall. (это идиома/устойчивое выражение)

4) Mila's little boy seems to be rather intelligent for his age. (передает удивление говорящего)

5) I didn't expect much of the film, but it turned out to be rather interesting. (тоже удивление)

6) John's plan was quite interesting, but rather complicated.

7) I don't quite understand what you mean. (In the negative, "quite" can mean "almost completely")

8) There are quite a few English books in my home library. (It's an idiom meaning "a significant (but non-specific) amount")

9) The child has got a rather bad cold. ("rather" is often used to describe "something bad, unsuitable")

10) I am quite proud of that sweater: I've never knitted anything so big before.

11) The food was excellent, but the wine was rather poor.

12) This room is rather big. Is there a smaller one free?

13) Erik seemed quite surprised when I mentioned...

14) Little Tim is quite an artist and everybody admires his pictures. ("quite" may be used with "a", "the", or "some" and a noun)