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Adverbs

The adverb is an invariable word

specifying or modifying a verb, an adjective, or the meaning of another adverb .

Elle court rapidement
(Rapidement specifies the meaning of the verb courir).
Il n'est pas très grand.
(Très modifies the meaning of the adjective grand).
Nous jouons assez bien.
(Assez modifies the meaning of the adverb bien).

The different categories of adverbs :
The adverb can indicate

                       The manner : doucement, gentiment, mal, lentement, bien...
                       The place : ici, là, ailleurs, loin, dessus, là-bas, devant, près...
                        The time : hier, bientôt, maintenant, aussitôt, soudain...
                        The quantity : beaucoup, peu, près, trop, plus, moins, un peu, tout...

An adverb can be :

A word : ici, hier, jamais, bien, assez, peu...
An adverbial phrase   : ne... pas, au fur et à mesure, tout à coup...
A word ending in -ment: calmement, bruyamment, prudemment...
The adverb can be a circumstantial complement:

                            Of place : nous allons là-bas. (where?)
                            Of time : ils viendront demain. (when ?)
                            Of manner : Luc travaille sérieusement. (how ?)

Identifying a -ment-type of Adverb  -
The adverbs ending in - ment- are built from an adjective :

                              First case : From a feminine adjective
Vif => vive => vivement
                              Second case : From an adjective ending in-ant
Méchant => méchamment
  Third case : From an adjective ending in -ent
Violent => violemment.

In the following exercise,  identify each adverb category :
temps (time), lieu (place), manière (manner), quantité (quantity).

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1. assez

2. ensuite

3. violemment

4. ici

5. impatiemment

6. beaucoup

7. tranquillement

8. aujourd'hui

9. calmement

10. tout de suite

11. mal

12. ailleurs

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