PT Grammar
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Pres. continuous pp. 48-49 Avverbi di modo p. 52
Avverbi di modo
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Variazioni ortografiche Osserva gli esempi e completa le regole. quick slow serious careful
quickly slowly seriously carefully
Complete the sentences with the adverb of the adjectives in the box. Then match them to the correct pictures.
comfortable
dangerous
A The children are sitting very
happy
quiet
strange
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_______________.
Normalmente si aggiunge _____ all’aggettivo. happy pretty
happily prettily
Quando l’aggettivo termina in -y si toglie la _____ e si aggiunge -ily. sensible comfortable
sensibly comfortably
Agli aggettivi in -ble si toglie la e e si aggiunge la _____. comic tragic
comically tragically
Agli aggettivi in -ic si aggiunge _____.
B Please speak
quietly _________. The baby is sleeping!
C They are living _______________ together in their new house.
D Sam is acting
Un altro caso particolare: hard è un aggettivo ed un avverbio. Ann is a hard worker. Ann is working hard.
Posizione degli avverbi Osserva gli esempi e cerchia l’alternativa corretta. They are waiting patiently. Is she reading carefully? We aren’t walking quickly. In genere gli avverbi di modo precedono / seguono il verbo.
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_______________ at the moment.
Un caso particolare: l’aggettivo good diventa well. Your English is good. You speak English well.
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E That man is driving
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_______________!
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Sara is describing a photo. Complete the description. Use the -ing form of the verbs and change the adjectives into adverbs.
smiling Look at the picture! There I am __________ happily (smile / happy) because our new __________ guests are here. Natalie and Francesco are (1) ______________ ______________ (talk / loud) and Paolo is (2) ______________ ______________ (wait / patient) for a chance to speak. Emi is (3) ______________ her tail ______________ (wag / happy). fifteen
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