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Pourquoi est-ce que cet orateur éloquent pense différemment ?

Pourquoi est-ce que cet orateur éloquent pense différemment ?
Why does this eloquent speaker think differently?
From Lesson 256:Adverbs of manner (-amment, -emment)·French

Questions & Answers about Pourquoi est-ce que cet orateur éloquent pense différemment ?

How do we get the adverb différemment from the adjective différent?
To form an adverb from a masculine adjective ending in -ent, you replace the final -nt with -mment. Therefore, différent becomes différemment (differently).
How is the ending of différemment pronounced?
Even though it is spelled with an e (-emment), it is pronounced exactly like adverbs ending in -amment. The ending sounds like "ah-mahn" with a nasal vowel.
The word éloquent also ends in -ent. Why doesn't it become éloquemment in this sentence?
Éloquent is describing the noun orateur (speaker), so it must stay an adjective. You only use the -emment ending to create an adverb, which describes an action (like how différemment describes the verb pense). If you wanted to say "he speaks eloquently," then you would use the adverb éloquemment.
Why does the sentence use cet orateur instead of ce orateur?
Orateur is a masculine singular noun, which usually takes the demonstrative adjective ce (meaning "this" or "that"). However, because orateur starts with a vowel, ce changes to cet to make the pronunciation smoother.

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