Question

Identify the sentence which uses the ungradable adjective ‘real’ correctly.

• A. That was a very real movie!
• B. That movie was based on an extremely real story.
• C. That movie was a real masterpiece!
• D. That was a really real movie.

Answer 1

The correct option is C That movie was a real masterpiece!

‘Real’ is an ungradable adjective which doesn’t have different levels of intensity. So, it cannot be used with words like very, extremely, really, etc.