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Absolutely, almost, barely, completely, enough, entirely, extremely, fairly, far, hardly, just, much, nearly,
only, quite, rather, rarely, scarcely, so, too, very, etc.
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He is very intelligent.
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You are absolutely right.
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He drives too fast.
Enough comes after its adjective or adverb.
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This box isn’t big enough.
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He didn’t work quickly enough.
Far requires a comparative degree of adjective / adverb or to + positive degree of adjective / adverb.
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It is far better to say nothing.
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He drives far too fast.
The following adverbs of degree can modify verb,
Almost, barely, enough, hardly, just, little, a little, much, nearly, quite, rather, really and scarcely.
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I almost finished.
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I am almost ready.
All except
much are placed before the main like adverbs of frequency but
much comes at
the end of a sentence or
clause.
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I don’t know about him much.
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