Help me out, English speakers The patient fainted in a second.

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>tfw can't into English properly

Spasmodically.

>>34938841

He suddenly fainted. It sounds better when you put the adverb before the verb. Although, it's even better if you don't use an adverb. Show, don't tell. You can describe the fainting as sudden without saying it, and in doing so, will create a better product for your readers.

Suddenly is the right answer.

>>34938930

I'm going to guess OP is taking a test of some kind and doesn't really need to get that deep into nuances right now. Apologies in advance if I'm wrong.

>>34938930
I completely agree it sounds considerably better. My question is, is suddenly the correct word? Why is spontaneously not the correct answer?

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>>34938841
Suddenly. Spontaneously has more of a impulsive kind of tone like suddenly choosing to do something.

but math>physics>chemistry

that is backwards

>>34938963
Spontaneously has a connotation of purpose. "Getting my mom a gift was a spontaneous act." I made a decision in the process. Suddenly implies something happening to you - you're the recipient, not the actor. "The piano suddenly fell from the sky." It was unexpected, as was the spontaneity example, but there was no actor present.