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I was slightly amazed when I first saw Taj Mahal.

INCORRECT! 'amazed is ungradable (it means 'very surprised') so we can't use 'slightly/a little/a bit'

It sounds like the bus was a bit comfortable.

INCORRECT! you could say 'rather/fairly/quite comfortable' or 'a bit uncomfortable'

It was extremely impossible to get a cheap train ticket.

INCORRECT! with ungradable (or 'strong') adjectives we use 'absolutely/completely/totally/really'

You were fairly right about the hotel - it was amazing!

INCORRECT! we can use 'quite' with some adjectives (eg right/sure/different) to mean 'completely'

I was rather disappointed with the accommodation.

CORRECT! we use 'rather' with surprising/negative ideas instead of 'fairly/pretty'

The bus was slightly late - about ten minutes.

CORRECT! slightly/a bit/a little ('a bit' is more informal than the others)

My sister got absolutely angry when she found out her trip was canceled.

INCORRECT! we can say 'absolutely furious' (ungradable) or 'really/very angry' (gradable)

I was completely tired after such a long journey.

INCORRECT! 'tired' is a gradable adjective so we can use 'very/really/extremely' to make it stronger

The trip was pretty good, overall.

CORRECT! pretty/quite/fairly = more than 'a little', less than 'a lot'

He was driving a bit too fast for my liking - I asked him to slow down.

CORRECT! we often use 'a bit' with negative ideas to make them seem less negative