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:
l She doesn't quite know what she'll do after university.
l They are completely exhausted from the trip.
l I am too tired to go out tonight.
l He hardly noticed what she was saying.
Enough, very, too
Enough as an adverb meaning 'to the necessary degree' goes after adjectives
and adverbs.
Example:
l Is your coffee hot enough? (adjective)
l 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'.
Example:
l We have enough bread.
l They don't have enough food.
Too as an adverb meaning 'more than is necessary or useful' goes before
adjectives and adverbs, e.g.
l This coffee is too hot. (adjective)
l He works too hard. (adverb)
Enough and too with adjectives can be followed by 'for someone/something'.
