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(Created page with "When you add an adverbial phrase to a sentence using {{Done|4}}, it always "dresses up the claim" with additional info. {{Example|Guaı jí shâıcıa.|I work uninterruptedly.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is uninterrupted.</small>}} {{Example|Guaı jí tî sóaq.|I work in the garden.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is located at the garden.</small>}} {{Example|Guaı jí jâı.|I work happily.<br><small>...") |
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{{Example|Guaı jí shâıcıa.|I work uninterruptedly.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is uninterrupted.</small>}} | {{Example|Guaı jí shâıcıa.|I work uninterruptedly.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is uninterrupted.</small>}} | ||
{{Example|Guaı jí tî sóaq.|I work in the garden.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is located at the garden.</small>}} | {{Example|Guaı jí tî sóaq.|I work in the garden.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, and ''e'' is located at the garden.</small>}} | ||
{{Example|Guaı jí jâı.|I work happily.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, | {{Example|Guaı jí jâı.|I work happily.<br><small>Some event ''e'' of me working takes place, in which I am happy. (subject-sharing)</small>}} | ||
We call these kinds of adverbs '''low adverbs'''. In the [[syntax]], they attach at a spot where they can't overrule the truth value of the whole sentence, only contribute to it. | We call these kinds of adverbs '''low adverbs'''. In the [[syntax]], they attach at a spot where they can't overrule the truth value of the whole sentence, only contribute to it. | ||