Adverbs And Adverb Phrases

Question 1

Adverbs

Answer 1

Adding to the meaning of a verb, can frequently modify other word classes ( adverb-> rather boldly, adjective-> quite well, nouns -> only bread, prep.phrases -> almost to the station, sentences -> Frankly, I’m tired)

Question 2

The formation of adverbs

Answer 2

Suffix ly (daily,hourly)
Suffix fashion, style, ways, wise (otherwise, sideways)
Prefix a (abroad, across)
Final y change to i (happily, prettily) except sly -> slyly, shy-> shyly
Final e stay ( extremely, absolutely) except true -> truly, due -> duly
Adj ending in a cons.+ le drop e and add y (gentle -> gently, terrible-> terribly)
Adj ending in ll drop l ( full-> fully)
Adj ending in ic take ally ( basic-> basically, systematic-> systematically)
Adj ending ly,ile not usually form

Question 3

Kinds of adverbs

Answer 3

How? Manner
Where? Place
When ? Time
How often ? Frequency
To what extent? Degree

Question 4

Adverbial of manner

Answer 4

A) Formed by adding ly to adj.(actively, calmly, easily)
B) formed by adding fashion, style, wards, ways, wise ( Indian-fashion, American-style)
C) formed from nouns with preposition ( by heart, by chance)

Question 5

Adverbial of place

Answer 5

A) words like (abroad, ahead,anywhere)
B) words which can also function as preposition (above, behind,below)
C) two words combining to emphasise place ( down below, far ahead, over there)

Question 6

Adverbial of time

Answer 6

A) words like (after, already, before)
B) prepositional phrases with at,in or on ( at Christmas, at present)

Question 7

Adverbs of frequency

Answer 7

A) words like (always, hourly, normally)
B) phrases like ( every day, on Mondays, hardly ever)

Question 8

Adverbial of degree

Answer 8

Almost, quite, barely, enough

Question 9

Adjuncts

Answer 9

Clause element = adverbial mostly of space, time ,manner
It is [almost always]…

Question 10

Disjuncts

Answer 10

A superior role to sentence elements ,detached from and superordinate to the rest of the sentence
[Frankly],…

Question 11

Conjuncts

Answer 11

Connect two parts of a sentence, or even two sentences, by expressing a semantic relationship between them
…,[then]…

Question 12

Construction with comparisons adv.

Answer 12

As…as -> indicate the same degree ( John behaves as politely as Bob)
Not as…as -> indicate lower degree ( John doesn’t behave as politely as Bob)
Comparative + that ( the rain cleared more quickly than I expected)
Of + noun -> with Comparative or superlative ( of the two boys, John behaves more politely)