6.3 Adverbs

• What do French adverbs modify in sentences?

  Verbs, adjectives, adverbs
• Adverbs of manner describe how an action is performed.


  True
• Match the adverb category with its French example:

  Degree ↔️ Très

  Place ↔️ Ici

  Manner ↔️ Lentement
• The French adverb 'ici' means 'over there'.

  False
• Match the adverb category with its description:

  Manner ↔️ Describes how an action is performed

  Time ↔️ Indicates when an action occurs

  Place ↔️ Specifies where an action takes place
• Adverbs of place typically come at the beginning of a sentence.

  False
• What is the French adverb for 'slowly'?

  Lentement
• The adverb 'bien' is an exception to the regular formation rule.


  True
• Match the adverb category with its typical placement in a sentence:

  Manner ↔️ After the verb

  Time ↔️ Beginning or end of sentence

  Place ↔️ End of sentence
• Adverbs of degree modify the intensity of an action or adjective.


  True
• French adverbs are generally formed by adding the suffix -ment to the feminine form of the corresponding adjective.
• Match the category of adverb with its purpose:

  Manner ↔️ Describes how an action is performed

  Time ↔️ Indicates when an action takes place

  Place ↔️ Specifies where an action occurs

  Degree ↔️ Modifies the intensity or extent of an action
• The typical placement of adverbs of manner in compound tenses is between the auxiliary verb and the past participle.
• Match the adverb with its meaning:

  Bien ↔️ Well

  Très ↔️ Very

  Souvent ↔️ Often

  Ici ↔️ Here

  Aujourd'hui ↔️ Today
• Adverbs enhance clarity in questions by modifying verbs or adjectives.


  True
• In inversion questions, adverbs are typically placed between the verb and the pronoun subject.
• Adverbs modify verbs or adjectives to provide additional context and clarity in questions.


  True
• Adverbs in French clarify the manner, time, place, and degree related to an action or quality.
• Adverbs of degree modify the intensity of an action or quality.

  True
• The adverb demain is an example of an adverb of time
• Adverbs in French are typically formed by adding -ment to the feminine form of the corresponding adjective.


  True
• An exception to adverb formation is the adjective bon, which becomes the adverb bien
• Adverbs of time are typically placed at the beginning or end of the sentence.
• The adverb toute agrees in gender and number when modifying a feminine adjective.


  True
• The adverb bien means well
• In inversion questions, adverbs are placed between the verb and the pronoun subject
• The comparative form of "bien" is mieux
• The comparative and superlative forms of adverbs are used to compare the manner, degree, or intensity of an action.

  True
• When used with conjugated verbs, negative adverbs enclose the auxiliary verb or the verb in simple tenses
• Using negative adverbs and contractions correctly is essential for accurate communication in French.


  True
• How are most French adverbs formed?

  Adding -ment to the feminine adjective
• Time adverbs can be placed at the beginning or end of a sentence.

  True
• Degree adverbs are positioned before the verb or the adjective
• Adverbs of manner describe how an action is performed
• Adverbs provide information about how, when, where, or to what extent an action
• What is the French adverb for 'often'?

  Souvent
• Adverbs in French are generally formed by adding the suffix -ment to the feminine form of the corresponding adjective
• What is the French adverb for 'very'?

  Très
• Adverbs of degree modify the intensity or extent of an action
• Steps to form a French adverb from an adjective

  1️⃣ Take the feminine form of the adjective

  2️⃣ Add the suffix '-ment'