Reminder:
An adverb is a word which gives more information about the verb, an adjective or even another adverb. Or it adds precision. In English, it usually ends in -ly and in French in -ment.
- To form an adverb, use the feminine form of the adjective and then add -ment.
- Ex: lent - slow, lente - slow (fem.), lentement - slowly. 'He walks slowly.' = 'Il marche lentement.'
To make a comparative or a superlative with an adverb, it is the same as you would do with an adjective using moins, plus, etc. or le moins, le plus...- Ex: ' With a computer, we can revise more easily.' = 'Avec un ordinateur, on peut réviser plus facilement.'
- Ex: ' To arrive the most quickly, I take a taxi.' = 'Pour arriver le plus rapidement, je prends un taxi.'
However, to express 'better' as the comparative of 'well', we use 'mieux', contrary to 'meilleur' which is the comparative of the adjective 'bon'.
- Ex: 'I work better with a partner than alone.' = 'Je travaille mieux avec un partenaire que tout seul.'
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