What is an adverb of degree?
An adverb of degree is used to discuss the degree or intensity of an adjective, an action, or another adverb. There are so many adverbs of degree that it’s not possible to list them all in one short guide.
Some common examples of adverbs of degree are as below.
Almost, Absolutely, Barely, Completely, Deeply, Enough, Enormously, Extremely, Fairly, Fully, Greatly, Hardly, Incredibly, Practically, Quite, Scarcely, Somewhat, Terribly, Virtually.
Examples of Adverbs of Degree:
Adverbs of degree allow you to be very specific when writing, no matter what the purpose is. In the following examples, the adverbs of degree have been italicized for easy identification.
- They were almost finished
- This cake is absolutely wonderful.
- The temperature was barely above freezing.
- Our driveway is completely frozen.
- We felt incredibly lucky after winning tickets to the World Series.
- My teacher is terribly grumpy today.
An Adverb that qualifies a sentence: (Special forms)
- Luckily, all the passengers escaped from being hurt.
- Obviously, there are defects in the proposed system.