CSG286

Adverbs 275

•    clarify the meaning of an adjective. Adverbs of manner are used in this way. The adverb usu-ally precedes the adjective.

Paul esta obviamente listo para salir.    Paul is obviously ready to leave.

Eres demasiado bueno.    You are too good.

Obviamente and demasiado modify and intensify listo and bueno.

•    add precision to the meaning of another adverb.

<;Por que van tan despacio?    Why do they go so sloiuly ?

El proyecto va muy rapido.    This project is moving veryfast.

In the examples above, tan adds emphasis to despacio, and muy does the same for rapido. Notę that both despacio and rapido are adverbs; they are not adjectives. When used as an adjective, rapido agrees in number and gender with the noun it modifies: los autos rapidos. Adverbs and other words used as adverbs do not change.

• clarify the point of view of the communicator. See belo w, in the following example, the adverb separated by commas.

Con mi ayuda, claramente, vas a    Clearly, with my help, you will pass the exam.

pasar este examen.

ejercicio

Ya voy a publicar mi libro. Traduce. Usa el vocabulario util.

Finally! The message is clearly on my answering machinę. The editor of “Publicaciones Mara-villa” accepted my novel. I am very happy. I want to cali Lila right now. Obviously, she thinks I do not have enough talent to wite a book. Naturally, she is jealous of my success. Lila always says she can do everything better than I. She frequently talks about a mysterious book she is going to publish soon. Without a doubt, Lila exaggerates frequently. Occasionally she lies, too. Can you keep a secret? She is definitely the inspiration for Chloe, the mean witch all my readers will hate.

answering machinę

everything

jealous

mean (adjective)

reader

right now

success

el contestador automatico todo

celoso(a) mało (a)

el lector/la lectora aliora mismo el exito

to exaggerate to hate to keep to lie

to publish witch

exagerar odiar guardar mentir (e > ie) publicar la bruja