Another question .about quite.

[liuchunsheng123456]

My dear teacher , there are many adverbs in english express the meaning of degree. Such as faily, quite ,rather ,pretty,very ,etc .Its meaning of degree get stronger and stronger from 'faily' to' very'.
Why can't i say very impossible but quite impossible.
And I am very sure that you would do sth is porper,or I am quie sure sure that you would do sth is porper?
I really need teacher's help ,especially the word " quite ".
Many ,many thanks .

[ponpoco256]

My dear teacher , there are many adverbs in english express the meaning of degree. Such as faily, quite ,rather ,pretty,very ,etc .Its meaning of degree get stronger and stronger from 'faily' to' very'.
Why can't i say very impossible but quite impossible.
And I am very sure that you would do sth is porper,or I am quie sure sure that you would do sth is porper?
I really need teacher's help ,especially the word " quite ".
I suppose you would not say "slightly impossible" or "greatly impossible" in your language. I believe "impossible" is not a gradable adjective cross-linguistically. We can modify "impossible" with words like "absolutely", "completely", "totally". Those words imply "without question", "by no means", or something like these. For "sure", "quite" is the most suitable modifier, though many people use "very" ("pretty" is also often used with "sure" to weaken the sense).

ponpoco