Adverbs of Quantity or Degree

Question 1

What do adverbios de cantidad o grado indicate?

Answer 1

how much or to what degree an action is carried out

Question 2

How do we identify this type of adverb?

Answer 2

ask the verb the question “how much?” as in “how much/to what degree is the action happening?”

Question 3

What are the 2 meanings of más?

Answer 3

More - the idea of superiority, increase or magnification

Question 4

What are the 2 meanings of menos?

Answer 4

Less - the idea of inferiority or decrease.

Question 5

No digas más. Lo haremos a tu manera.

Answer 5

Say no more. We’ll do it your way.

Question 6

Estos pantalones cuestan menos en la otra tienda.

Answer 6

These pants cost less at the other store.

Question 7

what does “mucho” and “demasiado” indicate?

Answer 7

A lot, too much - express an idea of excess or abundance

Question 8

what does “poco” indicate? (3)

Answer 8

little, few, not much - expresses an idea of lack or dearth; scarcely

Question 9

He comido mucho/demasiado y ahora me duele la barriga.

Answer 9

I ate a lot/too much and now my tummy hurts.

Question 10

Él habla poco pero dice cosas interesantes.

Answer 10

He doesn’t say much but says interesting things.

Question 11

what does “muy” mean? What does it do?

Answer 11

1. Very.

2. It intensifies the meaning of adjectives, other adverbs or adjective or adverbial clauses.

Question 12

what does “bastante” mean? (3) What does it do?

Answer 12

1. Very, a lot or enough.

2. It can either function as a synonym of mucho or express an idea of no more or less than the regular.

Question 13

Me gustó mucho la presentación de Sandra. Ella fue muy elocuente y dio muy buenos argumentos.

Answer 13

I liked Sandra’s presentation a lot. She was very eloquent and made very good points.

Question 14

Todos nos divertimos bastante en la fiesta de cumpleaños.

Answer 14

We all had a lot of fun at the birthday party.

Question 15

No hubo bastante pastel para los que llegaron tarde a la fiesta de cumpleaños.

Answer 15

There wasn’t enough cake for those who made it late to the birthday party.

Question 16

What does “casi” mean? what does “apenas” mean? What idea do they communicate?

Answer 16

1. almost
2. just
3. They express an idea of approximately or a limited quantity of something.

Question 17

Ya son casi las tres en punto. Es hora de tomarte la pastilla.

Answer 17

It’s almost 3 o’clock. It’s time for you to take your pill.

Question 18

Este fin de semana apenas salí de casa porque estaba cansado.

Answer 18

I barely left the house this weekend because I was exhausted.

Question 19

What does “todo” mean? what does “nada” mean? What idea do they communicate?

Answer 19

1. All
2. Nothing
3. They indicate absolute quantity of something or the complete opposite.

Question 20

No hay nada más que discutir por ahora así que continuaremos la reunión el viernes.

Answer 20

There’s nothing else to discuss so we’ll resume the meeting on Friday.

Question 21

Esta tenista tiene una gran ambición. Lo gana todo y siempre quiere ganar más trofeos.

Answer 21

This tennis player is very ambitious. She wins it all and always wants to win more trophies.

Question 22

How is “cuanto” used?

Answer 22

in the correlation:

1. cuanto más/menos … mayor/menor
2. cuanto más/menos … mejor/peor

Question 23

Cuanto más te prepares, mejor te saldrá el examen.

Answer 23

The more you prepare yourself, the better you will do in the test.

Question 24

What does “tan” mean? what does it do? (3)

Answer 24

1. so, such, as
2. to express (i) an idea that modifies something to such a degree or (ii) to indicate equivalence or (iii) compare something to something else.

Question 25

what else does “tan” do?

Answer 25

It also appears in the correlation tan… que.

Question 26

Me encanta ese humorista de la tele. ¡Es tan gracioso!

Answer 26

I love that comedian on TV. He is so funny!

Question 27

Francisco es tan tozudo como una mula.

Answer 27

Francisco is as stubborn as a mule.

Question 28

Tu hijo es tan guapo que me lo comería a besos.

Answer 28

Your son is so handsome I could eat him.

Question 29

El rastreo de la zona fue absolutamente necesario para buscar pruebas en la desaparición de tres niños del pueblo.

Answer 29

Searching the area was absolutely necessary to look for evidence in the case of the abduction of three children from the village.

Question 30

Te voy a amar infinitamente.

Answer 30

I am going to love you indefinitely.