A. Forma.
1. unele adverbe sunt cuvinte independente often, when?, now, very, soon, always:
Marie often sang in the choir.
2. unele adverbe au aceeasi forma cu adjectivele daily, early, fast, low, straight,
well, back, enough, far, little, long, pretty, near, wrong, still, short, late, high,
left, right, hard. Comparati:
The doctor drove fast. Fast food is popular with teenagers.
Julie called daily.
3. unele adverbe (in special cele de mod si grad) se formeaza adaugand adjectivelor
terminatia -ly:
kind, kindly
slow, slowly
careful, carefully
happy, happily
NOTA: Unele cuvinte terminate in -ly sunt adjective (nu adverbe!): lonely, lovely, likely,
friendly, ugly, silly.
This is such an ugly car!
B. Ortografie.
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gentle, gently
scientific, scientifically
(EXCEPTIE: public, publicly)
D. Tipuri de adverbe.
1. Adverbe de mod kindly, easily, well, happily, fast, carefully, secretly,
beautifully, reluctantly, foolishly, badly etc.
Pavarotti sang beautifully.
Terry spoke Spanish slowly.
2. Adverbe de loc here, up, abroad, out, outside, in, away, everywhere,
somewhere, nowhere, there etc.
They went everywhere.
The Crawfords are sending their daughter abroad.
4. Adverbe de frecventa always, usually, never, hardly ever, often, twice, once,
continually, seldom, rarely, periodically etc.
Dictators usually live in fear.
Repeatedly, the students made the same mistake.
Our children walk to school every morning.