前置限定詞
前置限定詞一般會接不定冠詞 + 形容詞 + 名詞,表達對名詞的看法。such 和 what 都會表達出驚喜或其他情感。
舉例
- What a lovely day!
- She's such a beautiful woman.
- You can't imagine what an incredible meal I just ate.
- I've had such a good time today!
rather 和 quite 均為評論性字詞,對修飾名詞的形容詞表達某特性的程度。兩者表達的可能是失望、喜悅等情感,這要視形容詞而定。在英式英語中,rather 被用作前置限定詞。而在美式英語中,rather 僅被用作副詞。以下的例句均屬於英式英語。
舉例
- It was quite a nice day.
- He's had quite a bad accident.
- It's rather a small car.
- I've just met rather a nice man.