Adverb Of Degree
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-_-ADVERB OF DEGREE-_-
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WHAT IS ADVERB OF DEGREE?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS ADVERB OF DEGREE?
WHAT IS 'ADVERB OF DEGREE'?
ADVERB OF DEGREE TELL US THE INTENSITY OR DEGREE OF AN ADJ.,ACTION OR ANOTHER ADVERB.
-_-CORRECT USAGE-_-
-degree of adverb tells us the intensity of an action,another adverb or an adjective.
ADVERBS OF DEGREE ARE PLACED:
-before the adjective or adverb they are modifying;
e.g.:The water was 'extremely' cold.
-before main verb:
e.g.He was 'just' leaving.She has almost finished.
-She doesn't 'quite' know what she'll do after university.
-They are 'completely' exhausted from the trip.
-I am 'too' tired to go out tonight.
-He 'hardly' noticed what she was saying.
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Enough, very, too
Enough as an adverb meaning 'to the necessary degree' goes after adjectives and adverbs.
-Is your coffee hot enough? (adjective)
-He didn't work hard enough. (adverb)
It also goes before nouns, and means 'as much as is necessary'. In this case it is not an adverb, but a 'determiner'.
-We have enough bread.
-They don't have enough food.
-Too as an adverb meaning 'more than is necessary or useful' goes before adjectives and adverbs, e.g.
-This coffee is too hot. (adjective)
-He works too hard. (adverb)
-Enough and too with adjectives can be followed by 'for someone/something'.
-The dress was big enough for me.
-She's not experienced enough for this job.
-The coffee was too hot for me.
We can also use 'to + infinitive' after enough and too with adjectives/adverb.
-The coffee was too hot to drink.
-He didn't work hard enough to pass the exam.
-She's not old enough to get married.
Very goes before an adverb or adjective to make it stronger.
-The girl was very beautiful. (adjective)
-He worked very quickly. (adverb)
If we want to make a negative form of an adjective or adverb, we can use a word of opposite meaning, or not very.
-The girl was ugly OR The girl was not very beautiful
-He worked slowly OR He didn't work very quickly.
BE CAREFUL! There is a big difference between too and very.
Very expresses a fact:
-He speaks very quickly.
Too suggests there is a problem:
-He speaks too quickly (for me to understand).
Other adverbs like very
These common adverbs are used like very and not very, and are listed in order of strength, from positive to negative:
extremely, especially, particularly, pretty, rather, quite, fairly, rather, not especially, not particularly.
Note: rather can be positive or negative, depending on the adjective or adverb that follows:
Positive: The teacher was rather nice.
Negative: The film was rather disappointing.
Note on inversion with negative adverbs
Normally the subject goes before the verb:
SUBJECT VERB
I left
She goes
However, some negative adverbs can cause an 'inversion' - the order is reversed and the verb goes before the subject
I have 'never' seen such courage.⏩⏩ 'Never' have I seen such courage.
She 'rarely' left the house. ⏩⏩ 'Rarely' did she leave the house.
Negative inversion is used in writing, not in speaking.
Other adverbs and adverbial expressions that can be used like this:
seldom, scarcely, hardly, not only .....
but also, no sooner .....
than, not until, under no circumstances.
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