Lesson
Quite=less than (very) but more than ( a little ):
Example ;
I’m surprised you haven’t heard of her. He is quite famous.=less than very famous but more than a little famous )
It’s quite cold. You had better wear your coat .
Lucy lives quite near me ,so so we see each other’s quite often.
Quite goes before a/an:
Quite a nice day.
Quite an old house .
Sometimes we use quite+ noun(without adjective)
I didn’t expect to see them. it was quite a surprise .
We also use quite with some verbs, especially like and enjoy;
I quite like tennis but it not my favorite sport.
Quite sometimes means completely .see section c.
Rather is similar to quite .we use mainly with negative words and negative ideas;
Its rather cold .you had better wear your coat.
Let’s get taxi. Its rather long way to walk.
Quite is also possible in these example.
Often we use quite appositive idea and rather with a negative idea
She quite intelligent but rather lazy.
When we use rather with positive words(nice/interesting etc.) it means unusually
Or surprisingly for example rather nice =unusually nice/surprisingly nice/nicer than expected;
These oranges are rather nice .where did you get them?
Rather can go before or after a/an so you can say;
Rather interesting book or rather an interesting book.
Quite also means completely for example ;
Are you sure ? yes quite sure = completely
Quite means completely with a number of adjective especially;
Sure /right/true /clear/difficult/incredibale/amzing/certain/worong/safe/obvious/unnecessary/extraordinary/impssible
She was quite different from what I expected =completely different)
We also use quite = completely with some verbs for example;
I quite agree with you.
Not quite =not completely
They haven’t quite fished their dinn