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Used with verbs:
"
They worked very hard to become great."
(become)
"
He is a great man."
(be: is/am/are)
"
She looks great."
(looks, feels, seems, sounds)
"
The dish smells great."
(smells, tastes)
Used with adverbs:
"
He was a truly great leader."
(truly, really, very)
"
That's just a great idea."
(just, simply)
"
He seems absolutely great."
(absolutely)
Used with nouns:
"
She has a great ability for problem solving."
(ability)
"
That is a great accomplishment."
(accomplishment, achievement, honor)
"
I want to be a great actor."
(actor, actress, artist, dancer, painter, photographer, musician, singer, performer)
"
She's planning a great adventure for next summer."
(adventure, vacation, trip)
"
He had a great advantage."
(advantage)
"
They put out a great album."
(album, film, movie)
"
He has a great appetite."
(appetite, attitude, imagination)
"
I just read a great article."
(article, book)
"
She got a great bargain on her new furniture."
(bargain, deal, value)
"
He made a great breakthrough in his research."
(breakthrough, discovery)
"
It will be hard to recover from such a great disaster."
(disaster, catastrophe, earthquake)
"
There are many great cathedrals in Italy."
(cathedral, castles, museums, monuments)
"
There was a great celebration when the war ended."
(celebration)
"
This has been a great challenge."
(challenge, dilemma)
"
She has been a great comfort to me."
(comfort)
"
They made a great comeback."
(comeback)
"
The museum has a great collection of his work."
(collection)
"
She has great confidence."
(confidence, courage, determination)
"
There is great danger there."
(danger, discrimination, hardship, misery, poverty, suffering, unrest)
"
We are at a great disadvantage."
(disadvantage)
"
There is a great divide between the two sides."
(divide, distance, disagreement)
"
She does everything with great ease."
(ease, enthusiasm, sophistication)
"
That was a great embarrassment."
(embarrassment, failure, scandal, struggle)
"
He had a great experience living abroad."
(experience)
"
They looked out over the great expanse of land."
(expanse, plot, stretch)
"
The teacher gave a great example."
(example, explanation)
"
I try to be a great friend."
(friend, parent, father, mother, aunt, uncle, sister, brother)
"
He has a great future ahead of him."
(future)
"
My parents placed great importance on getting good grades."
(importance)
"
Nelson Mandela is a great leader."
(leader, inspiration, statesman, thinker, speaker)
"
We are making great progress."
(progress)
"
This will be a great opportunity."
(opportunity)
"
The event was a great success."
(success)
"
That was a great idea!"
(idea, lesson)
"
We are off to a great start."
(start)
"
He shows great potential."
(potential, persistence, leadership, tolerance, maturity, understanding, talent, responsibility)
"
This school has a great reputation."
(reputation)
"
There was great turnout at the event."
(turnout, attendance)
"
They performed a great tribute to him."
(tribute)
"
He has a great sense of humor."
(sense of humor)
"
This was a great year."
(year, day, month, week)
