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Adverbs (can be divided into: (Location: Isabel shops at the mall., Manner…
Adverbs
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Many adverbs end in ly: quietly, finally, certainly
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The function of adverbs is to modify/describe verbs, adjectives, another adverb, situations and
they may also modify a whole sentence.
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Many phrases and clauses can occupy the same position in a sentence as single-word adverbs and can convey the same meaning as adverbs. They are called adverbials (locução adverbial)
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Many adverbs of manner and some adverbs of degree are formed by adding ly to the corresponding adjectives: grave, gravely immediate, immediately slow, slowly
Adjectives ending in able/ible drop the final e and add y:
●capable, capably sensible, sensibly
Adjectives ending in a vowel + l follow the usual rule:
●beautiful, beautifully final, finally
A final y changes to i: happy, happily.
A final e is retained: extreme, extremely.
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We sometimes use an adverb to focus on a particular word or phrase. A truth adverb expresses what the speaker knows about the truth of a statement
A linking adverb relates to the previous clause or sentence. It most often goes in front position, but it can
go in mid or end position