Identify the adverb of Intensity/Degree.
Choose the correct option from the following:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → All of us were very tired.
An adverb is a word that tells how, when, where or how much something happens. It can also describe an adjective or another adverb, for example she sings sweetly, very hot.
Adverb of degree (intensity):
- It tells how much or to what extent: very, too, quite, almost, extremely, so.
- It usually stands before the adjective or adverb it strengthens.
- In "All of us were very tired", "very" tells how tired we were, so it is an adverb of degree.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: He never writes anything but bills. — Incorrect. "Never" is an adverb of frequency: it tells how often.
Option 2: Wait here till I am back. — Incorrect. "Here" is an adverb of place.
Option 4: I am no more interested in this institution. — Incorrect. "No more" here means no longer, an expression of time: the interest has ended.