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--1 Adverb: Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
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abstract Adverb = Cat ** {
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fun
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-- The two main ways of forming adverbs are from adjectives and by
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-- prepositions from noun phrases.
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PositAdvAdj : A -> Adv ; -- warmly
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PrepNP : Prep -> NP -> Adv ; -- in the house
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-- Comparative adverbs have a noun phrase or a sentence as object of
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-- comparison.
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ComparAdvAdj : CAdv -> A -> NP -> Adv ; -- more warmly than John
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ComparAdvAdjS : CAdv -> A -> S -> Adv ; -- more warmly than he runs
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-- Adverbs can be modified by 'adadjectives', just like adjectives.
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AdAdv : AdA -> Adv -> Adv ; -- very quickly
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-- Subordinate clauses can function as adverbs.
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SubjS : Subj -> S -> Adv ; -- when she sleeps
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-- Comparison adverbs also work as numeral adverbs.
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AdnCAdv : CAdv -> AdN ; -- less (than five)
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}
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