Degree adverbs
One type of degree adverbs, namely intensifiers, was first mentioned in A4 in the section
on adjectives, since they function very closely with them: very happy. Intensifiers also
modify adverbs: very happily. Many words such as this and that can be intensifiers:
I swear: it was this big.
However, we need to extend the class to include other words that do not ‘intensify’,
but refer to other types of degree, such as slightly (he’s slightly crazy).
Some adverbs can be degree adverbs as well as central adverbs:
It’s awfully cold. It’s perfectly horrible. (degree)
She writes awfully /perfectly. (central, manner)
Some degree adverbs can also be used with verbs:
He’s completely crazy. He ignored me completely.
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