Упр.4a Уроки 3-4 Юнит 8 New Millennium English 11 класс

4. A. How does the word «extremely» change the meaning of this sentence? «Singapore, which practises an extremely harsh system of punishment of offenders, contradicts all these beliefs.»

The word extremely makes the sentence stronger. It shows that Singapore’s system of punishment is not just harsh, but very harsh or severely harsh.

Answer: It intensifies the adjective harsh, emphasizing that the punishment system is very severe.