Adverbs

Degree

Adverbs of degree can describe adjectives or other adverbs.

  • She's really intelligent.
  • She works very hard.
+ a bit shy (adjective)
++ quite shy (adjective)
shyly (adverb)
+++ very shy (adjective)
shyly (adverb)
++++ really shy (adjective)
shyly (adverb)
+++++ extremely shy (adjective)
shyly (adverb)