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AMERICAN FLAG
BLACK SHIRT
ADVERBS OF DEGREE
Adverbs of degree
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ENOUGH |
TOO |
VERY |
|
Enough
means a satisfactory amount or degree |
Too
means more than enough, an excessive amount or
degree |
Very means something is done to a high degree, it is
usually factual |
|
comes after
adjectives and adverbs, and before
nouns |
Comes
before adjectives
|
Comes before adjectives or other adverbs |
|
This jacket isn't big enough for me. We have enough money to buy our own apartment |
Our
apartment is too small for us
|
He finishes his work very quickly |
Usage
Adverbs of degree tell us
about the intensity or degree of an action, an adjective or another adverb.
Common adverbs of degree:
Almost,
nearly, quite, just, too, enough, hardly, scarcely, completely, very,
extremely.
Adverbs of degree are usually
placed:
1. before the
adjective or adverb they are modifying:
e.g. The water was extremely cold.
2. before the
main verb:
e.g. He was just leaving. She has almost finished.
Examples
·
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.
Enough, very, too
Enough as an adverb meaning
'to the necessary degree' goes after adjectives and adverbs.
Examples
·
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'.
Examples
·
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'.
Examples
·
The dress was big enough for me.
·
She's not experienced enough for this
job.
·
The coffee was too hot for me.
·
The dress was too small for her.
We can also use 'to +
infinitive' after enough and too with adjectives/adverb.
Examples
·
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.
·
You're too young to have
grandchildren!
Very goes before
an adverb or adjective to make it stronger.
Examples
·
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.
Examples
·
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.
English
exercise "Adverbs of degree”
Click here to
see the different options you have.
1. The hot and
sour pork was spicy for me to
eat.
2. I am just tired to work
anymore.
3. Is this box
light for you to
carry ?
4. Thank you much for your
nice words.
5. Do you have money for
emergencies ?
6. How much
calcium is to prevent bone
loss ?
7. Don't worry
about your mother, she'll be home soon.
8. I'm interested in
everyone's opinion, so I'll appreciate your view.
9. We don't get
enough sleep because we have much homework
to do.
10.
High-definition televisions are much expensive for
the average American consumer.
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