The adverbios de modo, de manera o modales (adverbs of mode or manner) indicate how or in which way a task is carried out. In order to identify this type of adverbs in a sentence, we need to ask the verb the question “how?” as in “how/what way is the action happening?”
2. Mejor (better), peor (worse) – these adverbs indicate a better or worse state.
Adverbios de modo
1. Bien (good/well/correctly), mal (bad/wrong/wrongly), regular (so-so) – these adverbs indicate that something is done rightly or wrongly, in a good or bad way, or somewhere in between.| No sé por qué he suspendido el examen si respondí todas las preguntas bien. I don’t know why I failed the test since I answered all the questions correctly. Seguro que te has portado mal y por eso papá te ha castigado. I am sure you have misbehaved and that’s why dad has grounded you. - ¿Cómo te encuentras de la gripe, Paco? - Regular, aun no me he curado del todo. - How are you dealing with that cold, Paco? - So-so, I still feel a bit sick. |
2. Mejor (better), peor (worse) – these adverbs indicate a better or worse state.