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08 Nov 01:17 PM
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What's the difference between
'She is really a good-looking girl'
'She is a really good-looking girl'
What's the difference between
'She is really a good-looking girl'
'She is a really good-looking girl'
'She is really a good-looking girl'
'She is a really good-looking girl'
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In (2), "really" modifies/emphasises the "good-looking".
In (1), "really" modifies/emphasises the FACT that she "is" good-looking, but not the extent to which she is good-looking.
It's quite difficult to explain, so let me know if you have any more questions.
In (1), "really" modifies/emphasises the FACT that she "is" good-looking, but not the extent to which she is good-looking.
It's quite difficult to explain, so let me know if you have any more questions.
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Imagine you see a girl whose face is covered in mud and with dishevelled hair and she looked very messy. She could look unattractive, but you can say "She really is a good looking girl" where "really" here means "in normal or other circumstances, to emphasise that in normal circumstances you'd call her good looking.
If you were describing a pretty girl, you can say "She is a really good-looking girl" where "really" applies to "good-looking" to emphasis the fact that she is pretty.
If you were describing a pretty girl, you can say "She is a really good-looking girl" where "really" applies to "good-looking" to emphasis the fact that she is pretty.
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