1、程度副词 (quite, rather, fairly)
★ quite: 不修饰比较级，但: He is quite better.
●表示程度，和可显示程度的词连用，如：old, interesting, polite, tired, etc.
●类似completely(完全地)和absolutely(绝对地)，和下列词连用，
如：perfect, impossible, different, etc. 此时，可修饰adj., adv., v.,等.
The job is quite impossible.
That’s not quite what I want.
★rather: 可与比较级及too 连用 rather older, rather too many people
●rather than 表示选择，“宁愿（前面）不愿（后面）”
I’d prefer to go in August rather than in July.
I decided to write rather than (to) telephone.
●or rather 表示“更确切地说“
I’ll meet him, or rather, I’ll ask him to meet me.
★fairly： 不可与比较级连用，与积极意义的词连用
●强弱程度的顺序：
very → rather → quite → fairly → not
This film is very good. (rather good 胜过多数影片;
quite good 值得一看; fairly good 勉强还可以看看)
2、频度副词(often, usually, always, ever, never, seldom, hardly 等放在行为动词前、系动词及助动词后
He is always making a joke.
●never, hardly, seldom等放在句首时，用倒装
Never have I seen anything so wonderful as that.
●简答中频度副词放在助动词及系动词前
---He is late again. ---Yes, he always is.
3、too much much too
●too much
① ＋ 不可数名词，意思“太多”
I drank (far much, a lot , a little, rather) too much beer last night.
②作 adv.
You work too much.
③作 pro.
Too much was happening all at once.
●much too ＋ adj. “实在太…”
You are much too kind to me.
4、形近词
● ① deep / deeply deep into the night (the woods, the future)
be deeply moved (hurt, sorry) deeply regret
② late / lately / later / latest arrive (come) late
What have you been doing lately ?
③ near / nearly go (come, live) near nearly finished (midnight)
④ loud / loudly / aloud
● --adj. --adv.
an early train a fast driver hard work a deep hole
arrive early drive fast work hard drink deep
09年高考英语语法精要讲解十：副词
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