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Presenting …..

every teacher is free to present the lesson as he sees fit to his class
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Practicing ………
Match every sentence in column –a- with its corresponding sentence in column –B- so that you have a
meaningful sentence.
1 You are sneezing since the morning 4 a I think because they were very tired from the excursion.
you have caught a flu.
2 My back is aching very nastily. 5 b Me too, the movies it shows are quite interesting.

3 I think the black horse will win the 6 c When I entered into office, he was just leaving.
race.
4 The kids slept really well last night. 7 d But, she thanked me and said that she had almost
finished.
5 I prefer watching this space channel. 8 e So, please hurry up you are walking too slowly.

6 I could not talk to my boss yesterday 1 f Yes, the water I drank was extremely cold.

7 I asked my friend if I could help her 2 g Yes that is because the case you lifted was too big.
with the cake.
8 If you keep walking like this, we will 3 h Yes I saw it the last competition, it run very fast
certainly miss the bus.
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Teacher asks:
What role do you think the underlined words play in the sentences we saw before.
 (Teacher explains, recall previous lessons and remind the pupils of the
function of adjectives and adverbs in a sentence)
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Adverbs of degree
Adverbs of degree tell us about the intensity of something. Adverbs of degree are usually placed before the
adjective, before the adverb, or before the verb that they modify.
There are some exceptions. "enough"
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Enough as an adverb
Enough as an adverb meaning 'to the necessary degree' goes after the adjective or adverb that it is modifying, and
not before it as other adverbs do. It can be used both in positive and negative sentences.
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Examples
Is your coffee hot enough?
This box isn't big enough.
He did not work hard enough.
I got here early enough.
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Adverb of degree Modifying Example
extremely adjective The water was extremely cold.
quite adjective The movie is quite interesting.
just verb He was just leaving.
almost verb She has almost finished.
very adverb She is running very fast.
too adverb You are walking too slowly.
enough adverb You are running fast enough.
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Practicing: activities (filling the gaps, writing a short paragraph ….

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