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FRENCH ADVERB “ TROP

N.B. Ifthe active transitive verb has a direct object, this object must not be separated from the verb by an adverb.

Ex.: He loves his chuidren tenderly.

He tenderly loves his children.

AN.B. The adverb ahvays, ever, never, often, seldom, sometimes, still, soon must be placed after the subject in simple tenses, and after the auxiliury in compound tenses

Ex. : I ofteu see them, Je les vois souvent.

I have rarely succeeded, J'ai rarement réussi.

Peu Little and Few.

Little with a singular noun.

Ex.: He has little money.

Il a peu d'argent.

Few with plural nouns, Ex.: Few friends, few soldiers, Peu d'amis, peu de soldats.

Trop Too much—Too many —to0o.

Too much with a singular noun, or a verb Ex.: He has too much ambition.

Il a trop d'ambition.

You work too much.

Vous travaillez trop.

Too many with plural nouns,

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