What is an adverbial adverbial in English and how to tell it?

Adverbials are generally taken by adverbs, prepositional phrases, participles and participle phrases, nouns, infinitives or words or phrases equivalent to adverbs. Its position is usually placed at the end of a sentence, but it can also be placed at the beginning or in a sentence.

the adverbial indicates the place, time, reason, purpose, result, condition, direction, degree, way and accompanying conditions.

1. Adverbs are generally used as adverbials in sentences

He speaks English very well. He speaks English very well.

The "very" is an adverb of degree, which is used to modify "well". "very well" is an adverbial of degree that modifies "speak".

2. infinitive can be used as an adverbial of purpose in a sentence

I came to see you specially. I came to see you.

3. Preposition phrase

Ten years ago, she became to live in Dalian.

She began to live in Dalian ten years ago.

4. Clause as adverbial

When she was 12 years old, she became to live in Dalian.

She began to live in Dalian when she was 12 years old.

5. participle as adverbial

having had a square with his wife, he left home in a bad temper.

He left home in anger because of a quarrel with his wife.

6. Nouns as adverbials

We must get together again some day.

We will get together again some day.

Extended information:

Classification of adverbials:

Adverbials can be divided into eight categories according to their modified functions:

time adverbials, place adverbials, conditional adverbials, cause adverbials, purpose adverbials, result adverbials, concession adverbials and comparative adverbials.

1. Adverbial clause of time

Key points:? Adverbial clauses of time are guided by the following conjunctions:

when, while, as, after, before, as soon as, since, till /until by the time. In adverbial clauses of time, we should pay attention to the consistency of tenses. In general, when the main clause is the future tense, the clause should use the simple present tense.

2. adverbial clause of place

1? Adverbial clause of place? (adverbial clause of place)

adverbial clauses of place are generally guided by adverbs where and where, which have formed a fixed sentence pattern.

Key points: they are guided by the conjunction where and the compound relational word wherever (=no matter where).

3. Conditional adverbial clause

Point: It means that the adverbial clause is guided by the conjunction if, unless (=if not). (concession)

4. Cause adverbial clause

Key points: It is guided by the conjunctions because, since, as, and can also be guided by words such as for, now that.

5. Purpose and result adverbial clause

Key points:? The adverbial clause of purpose is guided by the conjunction that, so that, so … that, in order that.

the adverbial clause of result is guided by the conjunction (so) that, so … that, such … that, so much/many … that.

6. adverbial clause

Key points: Adverbial clauses expressing concessions are guided by the conjunctions though, although.

7. Comparative adverbial clauses

Key points: Comparative adverbial clauses are mainly used in the original, comparative and superlative sentences of adjectives and adverbs.

8. Mode adverbial clause

1)? Adverbial clauses of mode are usually guided by as, (just) as … so …, as if, as through.

as, (just) as ... so ... The adverbial clause is usually located after the main sentence, but at the beginning of the sentence in the (just) as ... so ... structure. At this time, the as clause has a figurative meaning, meaning "just like" and "just like", which is often used in formal style.

2) as if and as through

both have the same meaning and usage, and the adverbial clause predicates are mostly in subjunctive mood, indicating that they are contrary to the facts, and sometimes in declarative mood, indicating that what is said is a fact or is likely to be realized. Chinese translation is often "as if" or "as if".

References:

Baidu Encyclopedia-Adverbial