Describing Words
Concept: Using 'own' and 'very '
Definition
- The words ‘very’ and ‘own’ are also called common emphasizing adjectives that are used to stress some ideas.
- Emphasizing adjectives are words used to focus on a noun or the subject of a sentence.
- The adjective that stress on a particular point, or a thing is called an emphasizing adjective.
- These describing words can be applied to any noun that they modify, which could be a place, person, animal, or thing. They describe the things, feelings or actions effectively.
- A sentence is complete without using an emphasizing adjective. These adjectives give emphasis to the noun in the sentence.
Examples:
1.
In the first sentence, the emphasizing adjective ‘very’ is used to stress the importance of the noun ‘dress’.
2.This is the dress I want to buy for my birthday party.
In sentence two, the emphasizing adjective ‘very’ is omitted, however, it is still a complete sentence.
Common Emphasizing Words
Some of the commonly used emphasizing words are given below with their corresponding nouns:
| Emphasizing Adjectives | Nouns(feelings/actions/things) |
|---|---|
| very | thing |
| own | eyes |
| total | loss |
| absolute | waste |
| utter | confusion |
| perfect | acheivement |
| pure | joy |
We will focus only on the words , ‘very’ and ‘own’.
Usage of the Words, ‘very’ and ‘own’
The words ‘very’ and ‘own’ are the common emphasizing adjectives used.
- The word ‘own’ stresses on the possession of something by the noun.
- The word ‘very’ is used when we want to indicate that the given noun is the exact noun that is being referred to.
Examples:
Let us have a look at how they are used in a sentence.
a.
b. Don’t you have your own notebook?
Exceptions
Emphasizing adjectives can also be used together. The words ‘very’ and ‘own’ can be used together to emphasize on an idea.
Example:
Finally, I got my very own car.
Have a look at the mindmap to understand the usage of 'own' and 'very' better.
