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Adverbs of Degree Java Laudit

This document discusses adverbs of degree. It begins by explaining that adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something like an adjective, adverb, or verb. They are usually placed before what they modify. Some examples of adverbs of degree are extremely, quite, almost, very, and too. The document then provides examples of adverbs of degree being used and discusses their positive, comparative, and superlative forms. It concludes by giving tips on forming the comparative and superlative forms of different types of adverbs.

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Adverbs of Degree Java Laudit

This document discusses adverbs of degree. It begins by explaining that adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something like an adjective, adverb, or verb. They are usually placed before what they modify. Some examples of adverbs of degree are extremely, quite, almost, very, and too. The document then provides examples of adverbs of degree being used and discusses their positive, comparative, and superlative forms. It concludes by giving tips on forming the comparative and superlative forms of different types of adverbs.

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ADVERBS

OF
DEGREE
Jinsel Java Nicole Laudit
Adverbs of degree

 tell us about the intensity of something.

 are usually placed before the adjective, adverb, or verb that they
modify, although there are some exceptions.

 help us to express 'how much' (or to what extent) we do


something.
Take a look at some examples:
Adverb of degree Modifying Example
extremely adjective The water was extremely cold.
quite adjective The movie is quite interesting.
almost verb She has almost finished.
very adverb She is running very fast.
too adverb You are walking too slowly.
enough adverb You are running fast enough.
 They can either intensify the meaning (I am extremely hungry)
or make it weaker (I'm fairly certain I locked the door).
 The words "too", "enough", "very", “quite”, “entirely”,
“almost”, “just”, “barely”, “deeply” and "extremely" are
examples of adverbs of degree.
They’re tired.
They’re extremely tired.

We played badly.
We played very badly.

That idea is stupid.


That idea is completely stupid.
Degrees of Comparison
The Positive Degree
-it is the most basic form of adverb; it simple
describes an adjective, verb and another adverb.
For example:
slowly, beautifully, happily

 Aina read each word slowly.


 Some silk fabrics will drape beautifully.
She sings happily in her room.
The Comparative Degree
-This compares two things to show which
has the lesser or greater degree of the quality.

For example:
more slowly, more beautifully, more happily

Sample Sentence:
Boys mature more slowly than girls.
Carol sings more beautifully than Mary.
The way in which true genius works could not be more happily
described.
The Superlative Degree
-This compares more than two things to show
which has the least or greatest degree of the quality.

For example:
most slowly, most beautifully, most happily

Sample Sentence:
That's the most slowly she's ever driven.
The stomachers are most beautifully worked.
We are the most happily married couple.
Here is the adverb "dangerously" in all three degrees of
comparison:
(positive degree)
Lee played dangerously today.
(comparative degree)
Lee played more dangerously than Mark.
(superlative degree)
Lee played most dangerously.
Here is the adverb "beautifully" in all three degrees of
comparison:
Positive Degree:
Making money is a hobby that will complement any other hobbies you have
beautifully. (Businessman Scott Alexander)
Comparative Degree:
This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more
beautifully, more devotedly than ever before. (Composer Leonard Bernstein)
Superlative Degree:
Palermo is the most beautifully situated town in the world –
it dreams away its life in the Conca d’Oro, the exquisite valley
that lies between two seas. (Playwright Oscar Wilde)
Type of Adverb Example in the How to Form the How to Form the
Positive Degree Comparative Superlative

one syllable fast add er add est


faster fastest
more than one carefully add less or more add most or least
syllable more carefully most carefully

irregular no rules no rules


badly worse worst
well better best
Give the comparative and superlative forms of the
following positive adverbs.

1. Poor
2. Sweetly
3. Luckily
4. ill
5. Little
ANY QUESTIONS?
https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-
grammar/adverbs-degree/
https://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/degree.htm
https://www.twinkl.com.ph/teaching-wiki/adverb-of-
degree

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