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СЛОВА - PRE-DETERMINERS
SUCH, WHAT, RATHER, QUITE
These
words are normally placed before the indefinite article.
Such and what are often used to express surprise or
other emotions:
Examples:
a. What
a lovely day!
b. She's such a lovely woman!
c. What an incredible film!
d. He's such a fantastic guitarist!
Rather and quite are 'commenting' words, referring to the degree
of a particular quality. They can express disappointment, pleasure, or other
emotions, and are used before a/an + adjective + noun:
Examples:
a. It's
rather a small car. (= I'm a bit disappointed because it's small)
b. It was quite a nice day.(= I was agreeably surprised.)
c. He's had quite a bad accident. (= I'm worried)
d. I've just met rather a nice man. (= I'm pleased)