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Grammar
Let’s learn and practise.
The wall is very high.
He cannot jump over it.
The wall is too high for him to climb over.
The words very, too and enough are called the adverbs of degree.
They are used to answer the question:
• How much? or • To what extent
Adverbs of Explanation Example
Degree
It means something is done to a She managed to complete the
very
high degree. race very quickly.
It means more than enough or The shoes are too small for him
too
exessive degree. to wear.
It means a satisfactory amount The water was shallow enough
enough
or sufficient degree. for them to walk through.
Let’s practise.
Complete the sentence with ‘very’, ‘too’, and ‘enough’.
1. The bag is not big ___ to hold all the clothes.
2. The room was large ___ to put all the furniture.
3. Mother is tall ___ to reach the top of the kitchen cabinet.
4. The rock is ___ big. The strong man cannot carry it. The rock is ___ big
for him to carry.
5. The sea water is ___ cold. The swimmers cannot swim in it. The sea
water is ___ cold for them to swim in.
6. The hole in the wall is ___ small. The mouse cannot go through it.
The hole is ___small for it to go through.
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