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22 Common adjectives: good and bad things

(+) ‘good’ adjectives
A good restaurant. A better restaurant. The best restaurant in town.
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This restaurant is better than that one.
nice (+) lovely (++) wonderful (+++) excellent (++++)

A: That’s a nice jacket. A: It’s a lovely day today!
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B: Thank you. B: Yes, itis.

A wonderful view

Mary’s a wonderful person. A: Do you want to go to London on Saturday?
Everybody loves her. B: That’s an excellent (= very good) idea!
When you answer and want to say how you feel:
A: The train arrives at six o’clock; dinner is at seven.
B: Excellent! / Great! / Wonderful! / Lovely! / Perfect!
(-) ‘bad’ adjectives

bad (worse / the worst) (-) awful (--) terrible (- - -} horrible (- - -)

bad weather
The weather last year was worse than this year.
Tim is a horrible person. Nobody likes him. (used about people)
I had a terrible day at work today. (used about situations)
The traffic’s terrible at 5 o’clock on Fridays.
Note: We often say not bad when we are speaking:
A: I get $500 a week in my job.
B: That’s not bad! (= good!)

You can say these adjectives with how:
A: I have to get up at 5.30 tomorrow.
B: Oh, how awful! / horrible! [Not t+ow-bad]

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