Adverbs of degree are used to modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives. They tell us the degree or extent to which something happens. There are a lot of adverbs of degree, here we introduce you to some common ones you should know.
Take a look at this sentence:
She swims slowly.
To give us more information about how she swims we can use adverbs of degree:
She swims fairly slowly.
She swims pretty slowly.
She swims very slowly.
She swims really slowly.
She swims extremely slowly.
Adverbs of degree can modify a verb:
He hardly sleeps on the weekend.
Adverbs of degree can modify an adverb:
She plays piano very well.
Adverbs of degree can modify an adjective:
She is extremely polite.
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