Question

1. He raised his right hand a little.
2. He raised his right hand a bit.
3. He raised his right hand slightly.
4. He raised his right hand a lot.
5. He raised his right hand much.
6. He raised his right hand a little.
7. He raised his right hand just a little bit.
8. He raised his right hand high.
9. He raised his right hand in middle state.
10. He raised his right hand rather high.
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Are they all grammatical? #9 seems to be strange. What other expressions can we use? Thank you for your help.

Answer 1

I would not use 5 or 9. The others are fine.