An adverb can tell to what extent an adjective modifies a noun. An adverb that modifies an adjective is called an intensifier.
That is an unusually tall tree. (Unusually tells how tall the tree is.)
Jared's sister is exceptionally smart. (Exceptionally tells how smart the sister is.)
Position of Adverbs
Adverbs that modify adjectives must go directly before the adjectives they modify.
The strangely quiet classroom made the teacher wonder what had happened.
Practice What You've Learned
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Click first on an adverb that modifies an adjective then the adjective it modifies. Repeat for each adverb that modifies an adjective. Do not include the adverbs that modify verbs.