Unit 5 Adverbs Os advrbios servem para explicar

Unit 5 Adverbs

Os advérbios servem para explicar como, onde, quando e por quanto tempo algum evento acontece. Para cada função, existe um tipo de advérbio. manner probability duration place Adverbs of. . . degree frequency time

Adverbs of manner (com término em -ly): quickly silently beautifully luckily easily The dog ate his food very quickly!

Adverbs of probability: possibly perhaps probably maybe almost It will probably rain today.

Adverbs of duration: briefly temporarily forever indefinitely permanently The website is temporarily unavailable.

Adverbs of degree: entirely partially very almost totally The teacher said it was very well written.

Adverbs of place: near nowhere there far everywhere Everywhere I look I see people in costumes.

Adverbs of time: today now early ago in 2014 She opened a Japanese restaurant 3 years ago.

Adverbs of frequency: regularly occasionally now and then once in a while constantly We do exercises regularly.

A maioria dos advérbios são formados acrescentando-se -ly a adjetivos. generally perfectly

Nos adjetivos terminados em -y, elimine o -y e acrescente -ily para formar o advérbio. busy day

Nos adjetivos terminados em –y, elimine o –y e acrescente –ily para formar o advérbio. busily daily

Nos adjetivos terminados em -le, elimine o -e e acrescente -y para formar o advérbio. inflexible y possible y

Nos adjetivos terminados em –ic, acrescente –ally para formar o advérbio. fantastic ally enthusiastically

Unit 5 Suffixes

Além do sufixo -ly, que forma advérbios a partir de adjetivos, há outros sufixos formadores de novas palavras: -ian/-an -ish -full -er -ese -less -or -ment -ness