which one are able to take place the simple words such as good 、bad、because、pretty..
I will take a exam it is IELTS [the International English Language Testing System]. which one are able to take place the simple words such as good 、bad、because、pretty.....to looks more professional?
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*Because:
Synonyms are :
as, as long as, as things go, being, being as how, cause, considering, for, for as much as, in that, inasmuch as, insofar as, insomuch as, now, parce que ( adopted from french and used sometimes in English), seeing, seeing as how, seeing that, since, whereas.
*Pretty:
Depends on the meaning :
- If used in the meaning of having positive attributes in looks or character:
attractive, beauteous, beautiful, bonny, catchy, charming, clever, comely, cunning, cute, darling, decently, exquisite, extremely, eye-filling, fair, fairishly, fairly, fairly well, fetching, fine, good, good-looking, graceful, gracile, handsome etc....
- If it used as an intensifier,evaluating degree of something or in irony :
a bit, a little, acceptably, adequately, adroit, incredibly, just, kind of,
moderately, more or less, quite, rather, real, really, reasonably, respectably, right, satisfactorily, scarcely, slightly, so, some, something, somewhat, sort of,
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Hi Serena,
You need to know some words equivalent in meaning to the words "good , bad ,because and pretty".
In English there is a word for that :"Synonyms"
which means 2 words or more that could be interchanged in a context and still have the same meaning.
*Good:
This word has too many synonyms because it could refer to a lot of meanings depending on the context :
If you say for example :
He is a good man.
You might mean he is neat , kind etc
If you said : he is good at doing something
You could mean he is skillful ,precise etc
If you say" for your own good " it means for your own benefit.
So I will give you a list of synonyms and be aware of choosing the correct one suitable to each specific context:
-Something is good
alright , OK , admissible, acceptable, adequate, appropriate ,approving,
amazing,sure, well-timed, well-behaved, well-disposed, suitable etc....
- A person is good.
amiable, nice, neat , clean , credible , considerate, goodish,obedient,
positive,skilled,tactful etc...
- Good!
Yes!, Yes indeed!, yummy !
There are many others depending on the context as previously mentioned.
*Bad:
The same goes for bad.
He is a bad man .
It could mean he is nasty, naughty, lousy, ill-behaved, harmful, wicked etc
Something is bad could mean it is invalid, out of place , noisome, unsuitable , untimely , etc
-Some more synonyms of 'bad':
lame , low , evil , perverse, perilous, ugly , undesirable , infected,
dangerous , decayed , crappy, corrupt, disagreeable , shameful ,
unhealthy , unpleasant, etc
-Sometimes "bad" could refer to positive attributes such as :
cool , delicious, hot , fine and dandy etc
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