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