solo/sola= adjective (by herself/himself, alone)
sólo/solamente = adv. (only)
1. Aunque sea chiquita, a ella le gusta subir las escaleras
sola. (by herself, no help)
2. Le gusta subir las escaleras
solamente. (only) or
3. A ella
solo le gusta subir las escaleras. (only - Does not like to take the elevator.)
Please note: The adverb should be accentuated only when the meaning is not clear:
Él va
solo a Buenos Aires. (He is going alone to Buenos Aires.)
Él va
sólo a Buenos Aires. (He is only going to Buenos Aires.)
No accent on sentence #3 because the meaning is clear. (But it is ok to place the accent mark if you want to.)
Your second sentence is correct.
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