dramatic

Infinitive complement

say: It seems overly dramatic to say that she had died.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• do: If you want to do something really dramatic then why don't you think about having.. An energy saving campaign!
• make: Hollywood techniques were used to make the video more dramatic.

Modifies a noun

• scenery: The moderate steep climb up to valley to the top of Glen Coe goes through the most dramatic alpine scenery in Scotland.
• coastline: Here you can enjoy a unique blend of fresh air, beautiful scenery and dramatic coastline.
• backdrop: Outside, the roar of the Atlantic provides a suitably dramatic backdrop.
• cliff: Pristine reefs and dramatic vertical coral cliffs of more than 800 meters are the defining feature of many dive sites along the west coast.
• decline: The Regulator has failed to do anything about this dramatic decline for one very good reason.
• improvement: Dr. John Boardman South Africa Lower Carbon Futures Better energy use in UK homes: can we achieve dramatic improvements?

Modifying Another Word

• overly: It seems overly dramatic to say that she had died.
• minimally: Of the st least minimally dramatic discussions have led.
• visually: The most visually dramatic was one north of Wells-next-the-Sea harbor.
• equally: I think you'll agree that it looks equally dramatic either in the garden or at the entrance of a restaurant.
• quite: Action taken in these areas can lead to quite dramatic improvements in the way vulnerable groups are treated.
• suitably: Outside, the roar of the Atlantic provides a suitably dramatic backdrop.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: It seems overly dramatic to say that she had died.
• sound: It sounds dramatic, but it's a possibility!
• look: I think you'll agree that it looks equally dramatic either in the garden or at the entrance of a restaurant.
• become: Even the simplest rhythms and lead lines can become dramatic, counter rhythmical textural effects can't say fairer than that, eh?
• get: Barton's first race day started out quite normally, but got much more dramatic.