Grammar: Adverbs Flashcards

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Adverbs usually follow the:

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Verb

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Adverbs can be:

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Words

Entire phrases

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Adverbs can precede the verb for:

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Emphasis

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In Spanish adverbs do not come directly in front of:

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Nouns

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Formation:

For adjectives ending in -e or a consonant:

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Add:

-mente

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Formation:

For adjectives ending in -o:

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Drop -o, and add:

-amente

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Formation:

If two -mente adverbs appear together:

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First one drops -mente (but keeps -a)

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Formation:

If one of two adverbs does not end in -mente:

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That one goes before the one ending in -mente

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Prepositional phrases can replace:

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-mente adverbs, if the phrase is long and cumbersome

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[Sin + Infinitive]:

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Can have the meaning of an adverb:

Sin querer = Unintentionally

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