adverbs

Question 1

What are the four classifications of adverbs?

Answer 1

• Manner
  
  • lent … lentement (slowly)
• Time
  
  • aujourd’hui (today)
• Place
  
  • à ĉoté de (next to)
• Quantity/intensity
  
  • assez (enough)

Question 2

How are French adverbs of manner generally formed?

Answer 2

French adverbs of manner are generally formed by adding -ment to the feminine form of the adverb

léger … légère … légèrement

Question 3

How is the adverb formed if the adjective ends in a vowel?

Answer 3

If the adjective ends in a vowel, then add -ment to the masculine form.

vrai … vraie … vraiment

Question 4

How is the adverb formed if the adjective ends in -ant or -ent?

Answer 4

The endings -amment or -emment is added

suffisant … suffisamment

évident …. évidemment

The exception is lent … lentement

Question 5

What is sometimes done to aid pronunciation, when forming an adverb?

Answer 5

To make them easier to pronounce, some add an accent to the ‘e’ before the ment.

profond … profonde …. profondément

Question 6

What is the difference between plutôt and plus tôt?

Answer 6

plutôt means rather and plus tôt means earlier

Question 7

Where are adverbs normally placed?

Answer 7

Adverbs normally go after the verb.

Je parle courramment le français

(I speak French fluently)

Question 8

In the case of compound tenses, where does the adverb go?

Answer 8

The adverb goes after the auxilliary verb, but before the past participle.

Tu as bien dormi?

Question 9

With compund tenses, where are adverbs of place and some adverbs of time placed?

Answer 9

Adverbs of place and some adverbs of time are placed after the past participle.

Je l’ai trouvé là-bas

Il est arrivé tard