Adverbials
add more details to a sentence. They tell us how, when, or where something
happened (Eastwood, 2009: 46 ). Often an adverbial is an extra element that
could be left out of a sentence, but sometimes it is necessary to complete the
sentence.
Frank
(1990:141) divides adverbs into the following
types:
1. Classified by meaning
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Manner
– quickly, neatly, awkwardly
The manner adverb has
the most characteristic adverbial form (a ly ending added to a descriptive adjective).
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Place
and direction – Here, Away, West
Among the adverbs of
place and direction may be included some prepositional forms appearing after
the verb –He came in; They walked down.
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Time
(definite and indefinite time). Definite time has a fixed boundary in time –yesterday,
today, tomorrow. While indefinite time has no fixed boundary – recently, soon.
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Intensifying
adverbs. Such adverbs serve as quantifiers or emphasizes (too, quite
etc).
2. Classified by function.
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Sentence
adverbs. These adverbs often have a loose grammatical connection with the rest
of the sentence, and are looked upon as modifying the whole sentence rather
than the verb –fortunately, actually.
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Conjunctive
adverbs. These adverbs establish a relationship between one sentence or clause
and the preceding sentence or clause.
Conjunctive adverbs indicate such relationship as result (therefore, accordingly), addition (moreover, besides), contrast (however), condition (otherwise), time (then).
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Explanatory
adverbs. These adverbs illustrate or enumerate (namely, for example, as).
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Exclamatory
adverb – How. This adverb is used
with adjectives and adverbs. (e.g. How
beautiful she dresses)
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