Tuesday, 2 May 2017

Adverbs

Adverbs are basically developed verbs to shape meaning. They tell you how, when and where something happened or how something is done.

Formation:

Almost all of them end with -ment. English adverbs end with -ly.

1) Add -ment to the feminine singular form of the adjective.
2) But, when the masucline singular ends with a vowel, add -ment to it directly.
3)When the masculine adjective ends in -ent or -ant :

    - remove the -ent or -ant
            and add
    -emment or -amment

Eg:

 récent → réc(ent) → réc + -emment = récemment = recently

constant → const(ant) → const + -amment = constamment = constantly

Exception: lent → lentement = slowly

Irregular adverbs:
bref → brièvement - briefly
gentil → gentiment - kindly/gently


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