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Imagine biting into a chili pepper. Is your mouth just warm, or is your tongue on fire?
Simple words like "hot" do not tell the whole story. You need a way to turn the volume knob up or down on your words.
The Intensity Dial
An adverb of degree is a word that tells how much or to what extent something is true.
Think of adverbs of degree like a power meter that controls the strength of your sentences.
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What happens when we attach these power-meter words to describing words? Let's zoom in on adjectives.
Boosting Adjectives
An adjective describes a noun, like a cold drink or a heavy backpack. An adverb of degree tells you how cold or how heavy.
Notice how the meaning shifts: "The pool water is quite cold" means chilly, but "The pool water is extremely cold" means ice-cube territory!
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Adjectives are only half the story. Can we also change the power of action words?