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Some sentences may be correct and yet something is still missing:

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">I was walking throught the forest. I saw a fox.</div>

They sound boring and lifeless.   

Give more background information with attributes:

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">I was walking <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">slowly</span>through the <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">dark</span> and <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">peaceful</span> forest.</div>

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">Then I <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">suddenly</span> saw a <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">small</span> <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">red</span> fox.</div>

Here's another example:

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">There was a house.</div>

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">There was an old house.</div>
 
<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">There was a really old house with a sagging roof and some broken windows in the attic.</div>


'''''Adjectives''''' describe nouns and '''''adverbs''''' describe verbs or other adjectives /adverbs:

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">I was walking <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">quite</span> <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">carefully</span> and <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">slowly</span>through the <span style="display: inline-block;background:yellow;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">really</span> <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">dark</span> and <span style="display: inline-block;background:tomato;padding:0.2em 0.5em;border-radius:0.2em;text-align: center;width: 5em;">peaceful</span> forest. </div>

'''see more:'''
* [[Adverbs/Adverb_or_Adjective%3F|Adverb or Adjective?]]

== Adverbs of degree ==
'''''Adverbs of degree''''' are used to modify verbs, adverbs and adjectives. They tell us the intensity to which something happens.

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">I'm cold!</div>

<div style="font-style:italic;color:green;margin:1em;">How cold?</div>

<div style="font-style:italic;color:navy;margin:1em;">I'm a little cold. (★) - I'm pretty cold. (★★) - I'm really cold (★★★). - I'm absolutely frozen. (★★★★) </div>


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<p style="font-size:1.5em;font-weight:bold;margin-left:2em;">★</p>
* a bit
* a little
* barely
* hardly
* narrowly
* scarcely

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<p style="font-size:1.5em;font-weight:bold;margin-left:2em;">★★</p>
* fairly
* pretty
* quite
* rather
* somewhat

…
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<p style="font-size:1.5em;font-weight:bold;margin-left:2em;">★★★</p>
* deeply
* decidedly
* extremely
* incredibly
* really
* very
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<p style="font-size:1.5em;font-weight:bold;margin-left:2em;">★★★★</p>
* absolutely
* completely
* entirely
* totally
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{{Box|Tip|Don't overdo it! Don't give every adjective its own adverb of degree but sprinkle it into your guided writing!|Hervorhebung}}

=== The Test ===
'''Put in the correct adverbs:'''
<div class="lueckentext-quiz" lang="en">
We had an English test. I was ''almost'' finished when I saw a bird outside the window.

Its colorful feathers looked ''absolutely'' wonderful.

The bird was sitting on the window sill and I was ''barely'' moving.

I felt ''incredibly'' lucky to see such a beautiful creature but my teacher was ''terribly'' grumpy today. 
</div>

'''Use adverbs of degree. (Look at the number of stars.)'''
<div class="lueckentext-quiz" lang="en">
Did you do well in the last test?

Well, it was OK . We were ''a bit|a little(★)'' late  but that seems ''absolutely|completely|incredibly|really|totally(★★★★)'' normal for me, doesn't it? So we had to hurry to class.

Oh dear! Your attitude towards school is ''fairly|pretty|quite|rather|somewhat (★★)'' disturbing. You always try

Ralph was ''fairly|pretty|quite|rather|somewhat (★★)'' nervous at first, but when he saw the test everything was ok.
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Did you do well in the last test?

Well, it was OK . We were ''a bit/a little(★)'' late  but that seems ''absolutely/completely/incredibly/really/totally(★★★★)'' normal for me, doesn't it? So we had to hurry to class.

Oh dear! Your attitude towards school is ''fairly/pretty/quite/rather/somewhat (★★)'' disturbing. You always try

Ralph was ''fairly/pretty/quite/rather/somewhat (★★)'' nervous at first, but when he saw the test everything was ok.}}


=== A Weekend Trip ===
'''Add an adverb of degree.'''
<div class="lueckentext-quiz" lang="en">
Our trip was ''extremely|incredibly|really|very(★★★)'' exciting. Munich is ''extremely|incredibly|really|very(★★★)'' nice.

What did you do there?

First we went shopping downtown. It'is a fashionable city, you know. In the afternoon we went to one of the many cool beer gardens where we had a traditional Bavarian dinner. It was ''absolutely|completely|incredibly|really|totally(★★★★)'' fantastic.

That sounds ''fairly|pretty|quite|rather|somewhat (★★)'' nice.

Then on Sunday we visited the Olympic Park. It was built for the 1972 Summer Games and it's ''absolutely|completely|incredibly|really|totally(★★★★)''amazing. We also went up the TV tower and had a ''extremely|incredibly|really|very(★★★)'' fantastic view! Then we to the Olympic Hall where an exhibition was held.

Oh, that sounds ''extremely|incredibly|really|very(★★★)'' interesting. 

But Josie was ''a bit|a little(★)'' bored, so we didn't stay long. 
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{{Show-Hide|Our trip was ''extremely/incredibly/really/very(★★★)'' exciting. Munich is ''extremely/incredibly/really/very(★★★)'' nice.

What did you do there?

First we went shopping downtown. It'is a fashionable city, you know. In the afternoon we went to one of the many cool beer gardens where we had a traditional Bavarian dinner. It was ''absolutely/completely/incredibly/really/totally(★★★★)'' fantastic.

That sounds ''fairly/pretty/quite/rather/somewhat (★★)'' nice.

Then on Sunday we visited the Olympic Park. It was built for the 1972 Summer Games and it's ''absolutely/completely/incredibly/really/totally(★★★★)''amazing. We also went up the TV tower and had a ''extremely/incredibly/really/very(★★★)'' fantastic view! Then we to the Olympic Hall where an exhibition was held.

Oh, that sounds ''extremely/incredibly/really/very(★★★)'' interesting. 

But Josie was ''a bit/a little(★)'' bored, so we didn't stay long. }}

== Inversion ==
Sometimes you want to strenghten your point of view by putting the adverb first:

'''''Little''' did I know ...''

'''''Never''' have I seen such wildlife.''

'''''Rarely''' do foxes show themselves.

'''''Not only''' did she do ...'' 

{{Box|Tip|These sentence structures are only used in writing, never in conversation!|Hervorhebung}}

== Interactive Exercises ==
=== The Test ===
<div class="lueckentext-quiz" lang="en">
We had an English test. I was ''almost'' finished when I saw a bird outside the window.

Its colorful feathers looked ''absolutely'' wonderful.

The bird was sitting on the window sill and I was ''barely'' moving.

I felt ''incredibly'' lucky to see such a beautiful creature but my teacher was ''terribly'' grumpy today. 
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