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3. He was finally selected in the team. _________________
4. The result of the Board Examination will be declared soon. _________________
5. We are leaving for Mumbai tomorrow. _________________
D. Insert the adverbs given in brackets in the correct positions and rewrite the sentences.
1. I help my mother in the kitchen. (usually)
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2. He comes on time. (always)
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3. Reena attends her class. (regularly)
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4. Our maid comes a week. (twice)
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5. My grandfather goes for a walk in the evening. (daily)
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6. I eat chocolates. (never)
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Adverbs of Degree
An adverb of degree answers the question: how much? or in what degree? It tells
about the intensity or degree of an action, an adjective or another adverb.
Read the following sentences.
It was extremely hot yesterday. (How much hot? — extremely)
O
She was fully prepared for the test. (How much prepared? — fully)
O Adverbs
The people there are too busy. (How much busy? — too)
O
An adverb of degree is usually placed before the main verb, adjective or another adverb.
Some other adverbs of degree are nearly, very, enough, quite, almost, completely, just,
etc.
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