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In this example, the word "very" is an adverb. "Lion" is a noun, and "old" is an adjective that describes the lion. In this type of usage, words like "very," "extremely," and "slightly" are special adverbs that modify or intensify adjectives, and other adverbs. These types of adverbs describe a degree greater or less than what is expressed by the initial descriptive adjective or adverb. The lion is more than just old, it is "very old."
Examples:
He is a lion.
(pronoun / verb / article / noun)
He is an old lion.
(pronoun / verb / article / adjective / noun)
He is a very old lion.
(pronoun / verb / article / "intensifier" adverb / adjective / noun)
The lion ran.
(article / noun / verb)
The lion ran fast
(article / noun / verb / adverb)
The lion ran very fast.
(article / noun / verb / "intensifier" adverb / adverb)
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