Intensifiers
A few instances of intensifiers in sentences are:
- This cake is tasty.
(This sentence has no intensifier.)
- This cake is very tasty.
(In this sentence, the adjective "tasty" is strengthened by the intensifier "very")
- The teacher is late.
(This sentence has no intensifier.)
- The teacher is very late.
- Last week's exam was easy.
(This sentence has no intensifier.)
- Last week's exam was incredibly easy.
- Last week's exam was really easy.
- Last week's exam was insanely easy.
"Hardly” in this sentence exaggerates or emphasizes that we didn't even see a dent after the accident. It explains that the body hasn't changed much like other dents.
Summary:
Choose the correct intensifier if hardly made a dent.
The correct intensifier in if hardly made a dent indicates the fact that not even a dent was seen after the accident. It explains that there was no such change in the body such as a dent.
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