C1Englishen.c1.055

Understatement: somewhat, rather, a touch, slightly

Structure:

somewhat / rather / a touch / slightly + adjective

'Rather' and 'somewhat' can signal understatement — the speaker may feel more strongly than the modifier suggests.

Example:

I was rather disappointed with the outcome, to be honest.

Examples

I was rather disappointed with the outcome, to be honest.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "I was rather disappointed with the outcome, to be honest."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes