8.7.4

Interrogative Adverbs

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Interrogative Adverbs

Interrogative adverbs help us ask questions about quantity, manner, place, time, and duration.

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Interrogative adverbs

  • Interrogative adverbs are words used to ask questions about:
    • place, time, manner, reason, etc.
  • Interrogative adverbs help find out specific information in a sentence.
  • Common interrogative adverbs include:
    • combien, comment, où, quand, depuis quand
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Combien

  • Combien asks about quantity or amount.
  • Use combien to ask about numbers or prices.
  • Combien coûte ce livre ?
    • How much does this book cost?
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Comment

  • Comment asks about the method or manner something is done.
  • Use comment for asking about the way or condition.
  • Comment vas-tu aujourd’hui ?
    • How are you today?
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  • asks for a place or location.
  • Use to inquire about where something is or happens.
  • Où est la bibliothèque ?
    • Where is the library?
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Quand & depuis quand

  • Quand asks about the time of an event.
  • Quand pars-tu en vacances ?
    • When are you going on holiday?
  • Depuis quand asks about the starting point of an action that is still ongoing.
  • Depuis quand apprends-tu le français ?
    • Since when have you been learning French?

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3The World Around Us

4The World of Work

5The International World

6Common Tenses

7Advanced Tenses

8Extra Grammar

8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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