Question

Choose the correct intensifier from the options given below-
Open the window, will you? It’s ____ boiling in here.
a) Quite
b) Totally
c) Very
d) Really

Answer 1

Hint: Intensifiers are used to lay emphasis on the given words in a sentence. They are used to strengthen the meaning of the sentence.

Complete step-by-step answer:
As given in the hint, intensifiers are adverbs, adjectives, or adverbial phrases that are used to emphasize an emotion or feeling in a sentence.
For example- (1) That screen is cool.
(2) That screen is so cool.
In (2), we have used ‘so’ to lay emphasis on the feeling and to strengthen its meaning.
In the above-given question: ‘Boiling’ is the adjective. So, we need to choose an appropriate intensifier to augment and emphasize on its meaning.
Now, let’s look at the given options-
a) Quite- It refers to something that has happened fully or completely. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
b) Totally- It has the same meaning and function as ‘quite’. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
c) Very- It refers to something that happens to a high degree. But ‘very’ is grammatically inaccurate for use here. Hence, it is an incorrect option.
d) Really- It refers to something that happens to an extremely high degree. Hence, it is the correct option.

The correct answer is Option ‘d’.

Note: We usually use ‘very’ to lay emphasis on something that takes place on an extreme level. But ‘very’ is generally not used with ‘ing form of verbs’.