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In diagram 7a the degree ‘really’ does not modify the adjective ‘unfamiliar’. It only modifies the adjective ‘weird’ which forms adjective phrase ‘really weird’. Clarifying the actual meaning of this phrase structure, the English learners should change the place of the second adverb ‘unfamiliar’ and putting it in front so the whole sentence will be: There were some unfamiliar and really weird things he learned while talking to some of the female staff, like, why they became dangerously cranky when they were having their period, and why it was very important to never ask a woman how old they really were. The degree ‘really’, in diagram 7b, modifies both of the adjective ‘weird’ and ‘unfamiliar’. The English learners should give the same pre-modifier ‘really’ to the second adjective ‘unfamiliar’ of this phrase to get the clear meaning from this form, so the whole sentence will be: There were some really weird and really unfamiliar things he learned while talking to some of the female staff, like, why they became dangerously cranky when they were having their period, and why it was very important to never ask a woman how old they really were. 8. “The city that we called Lumivia is such a very gothic and dark city where all the descendants of the darkness lives and searches for fresh blood but not like a vampire film that killing their prey after drinking their blood.” Crimson Heart by Black Fenrir, posted on 25 September 2009 The sentence above is structurally ambiguous because of the noun phrase such a very gothic and dark city. This phrase has two different forms putting it in front. The sentence meaning will be clearer as it becomes: The city that we called Lumivia is such a dark and very gothic city where all the descendants of the darkness lives and searches for fresh blood but not like a vampire film that killing their prey after drinking their blood. Meanwhile, the degree ‘very’ in diagram 8b modifies both of the adjective ‘gothic’ and ‘dark’. Understanding the meaning of this second structure, the English learners should give the same pre-modifier ‘very’ to the second adjective ‘dark’, so the sentence will be: The city that we called Lumivia is such a very gothic and very dark city where all the descendants of the darkness lives and searches for fresh blood but not like a vampire film that killing their prey after drinking their blood. 9. “The fire sprite’s presence seemed to boost up all his mood and energy level, and as a result, all the guests were whispering about how pleasant their lunch with the crowned prince was.” The Birthday by Eiga Risti, posted on 11 June 2012 The noun phrase all his mood and energy level in the sentence above is structurally ambiguous. This phrase has two different forms which alter the meaning of the phrase, explained in the following diagrams.