What Are Adverbs of Degree?


Degree adverbs are words that describe the intensity of a particular adjective, verb, or adverb. They alter the meaning of the word they describe by making them stronger or weaker. For example, degree adverbs like extremely will produce thoughts of abundance while words like slightly will lessen the impact of the word it seeks to modify. Most of the words used to describe the intensity of something are placed before the verb, adjective, or adverb they wish to qualify. A small portion of these words, however, do not follow this formula. Examples :
1. The doctor was extremely old.
2. The dog is too small.

Listed below are words you can use to shape the degree of something.
lmost, awfully, a little, entirely, completely, most, lots, somewhat, too, fairly, rather, enough

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