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    1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate manner, place, time, frequency, or degree. Adverbs are typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. 2. There are simple adverbs, compound adverbs, phrasal adverbs, and adverbs formed from adjectives, participles, ordinals, and nouns. Some adverbs have irregular comparisons. 3. The position of adverbs in a sentence depends on whether they indicate manner, place, time, or frequency. Manner adverbs usually come before place and time adverbs.

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    1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate manner, place, time, frequency, or degree. Adverbs are typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. 2. There are simple adverbs, compound adverbs, phrasal adverbs, and adverbs formed from adjectives, participles, ordinals, and nouns. Some adverbs have irregular comparisons. 3. The position of adverbs in a sentence depends on whether they indicate manner, place, time, or frequency. Manner adverbs usually come before place and time adverbs.

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    1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate manner, place, time, frequency, or degree. Adverbs are typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. 2. There are simple adverbs, compound adverbs, phrasal adverbs, and adverbs formed from adjectives, participles, ordinals, and nouns. Some adverbs have irregular comparisons. 3. The position of adverbs in a sentence depends on whether they indicate manner, place, time, or frequency. Manner adverbs usually come before place and time adverbs.

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    1. Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They indicate manner, place, time, frequency, or degree. Adverbs are typically formed by adding -ly to adjectives. 2. There are simple adverbs, compound adverbs, phrasal adverbs, and adverbs formed from adjectives, participles, ordinals, and nouns. Some adverbs have irregular comparisons. 3. The position of adverbs in a sentence depends on whether they indicate manner, place, time, or frequency. Manner adverbs usually come before place and time adverbs.

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    THE ADVERB

    1. Modifies a verb, adjective or another adverb


    2. Types:
    a) of manner-how? (cum face?) = adj. + -ly
    spelling rules:
    adj. -l + -ly = adv. -lly ( final+ -ly =finally)
    adj. –y + -ly = adv. i + cons. + -ly (easy+-ly=easily)
    b) of place, of direction =Where? Where to? :above, up, here, there, upstairs
    c) of time=When?: recently, now, then, soon, afterwards
    d) of frequency=How often?: twice, always, never, generally, sometimes
    e) of degree =To what extent?: rather, fairly, quite, too, so, almost, somewhat, a bit
    f) intensifiers : very, so, pretty, extremely, greatly, deeply

    3. a) Simple: here, now, still, then


    b) Compound: sometimes, everywhere, anyhow
    c) Phrase adv.: at once, at last, at least, for ever
    d) Derivative:
    Adj.+-ly
    Participle+-ly: charmingly, undoubtedly
    Ordinal numeral+-ly: firstly, secondly
    Noun-ly: partly, namely

    Exceptions:
    good-well
    due-duly

    Comparison of adverbs:
    a) One-syllable adv. & early: adv.+ -er; +-est
    b) More+adv.; the most+adv.

    Irregular comparison:
    Well-better-the best
    Badly-worse-the worst
    Late-later-the last, latest
    Far-the farther-the farthest
    Much-more-the most
    Little-less-the least

    1. ADVERBE CU ACEIASI FORMA CA ADJECTIVUL:

    a) Straight South Well


    Far Left Clean
    Early Right Long
    Fast Opposite Low
    East Little
    West Forward
    North Backward
    b) adverbs formed from adjectives formed by adding –ly to nouns denoting a period of time:
    hourly, weekly, monthly

    2. ADVERBS WITH 2 FORMS:


    Translate the 2 columns of adverbs

    Hard- hardly-
    Near- nearly-
    Late- lately-
    Just- justly-
    Pretty- prettily-
    Direct- directly-
    Last- lastly-
    Dear- dearly-
    New- newly-
    Slow- slowly-
    Sharp- sharply-
    Short- shortly-
    Wide- widely-
    Deep- deeply-
    First- firstly-
    Close- closely-
    High- highly-
    Right- rightly-
    Fair- fairly-

    3. After the verbs:

    To feel
    To look
    To seem } modify a noun or a pronoun (determina un substantive sau pronume si descriu o
    To taste stare) = to be + adj.
    To sound
    To smell

    To feel
    To look } modify an action (determina o actiune si descriu modul in care se petrece actiunea) +
    To taste adv.
    To sound
    To smell

    e.g.

    1. I feel fine. 4. Your idea sounds reasonable.


    2. You look great/well. 5. The roses smell sweet.
    3. It seems strange. 6. The milk tastes good.
    But:
    1. The nurse felt my ankle carefully.
    2. She looked at the letter closely.
    3. The bell sounded loudly.
    4. The cat smelt the food fearfully.
    5. The child tasted the food slowly.
    Some other examples to remember:
    1. To go red/white
    2. To look fine
    3. To grow pale
    4. To stand alone
    5. To appear sad
    6. To run dry
    7. To seem nice
    8. To turn sour
    9. To feel cold/hungry/hot/sleepy/thirst
    10. To die innocent, happy
    11. To fall dead ill
    12. To guess right/wrong
    13. To sit quiet, still
    14. To pour the glass full.
    15. To open the door wide.

    4. The Position of the Adverb in the Sentence:


    When the sentence contains more than one adverb their order is as follows:
    MANNER-PLACE-TIME

    5. Front position:
    a)Adverbs of indefinite frequency: frequently, generally, normally, occasionally, sometimes, usually

    b) Sometimes in order to avoid ambiguity


    e.g. Once a month she buys him one of the books he likes.

    c)adverbial phrases: by now, till now, up to now, just then, at first, at last, at present, at least, in future,
    later on, sooner or later

    Mid-position:
    Adverbs of manner, indefinite time (recently), indefinite frequency (always, never, usually)

    Final position:
    Adverbs of time, frequency, manner (after the verb when there is no direct object) or after the direct
    object, of place, of degree

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