Types of adverbials

Types of adverbials

1. Emphasis

   • Express the opinion about the actions.
     • Apparently, presumably, fortunately, frankly
   • The adverbial goes at the beginning
     • Fortunately. I survived to that situation.

2. Frequency

   • Give more information about the frequency of the actions.
     • Always, never, sometimes, usually, hardly ever, almost always, often, occasionally
   • In sentences of TO BE, the adverbial is after of the verb to be. In present simple sentences, the adverbial goes after the subject.
     • I’m always interested in news. I never call off a meeting.

3. Manner

   • The adverbial goes at the end of the sentences or mid-position
     • They touch softly the flowers. I walked slowly.
   • Give more information about how you are doing the actions.
     • Slowly, badly, softly, well, fast

4. Possibility

   • The adverbial goes after the auxiliary or at the beginning
     • They’ll possibly come back next month. Maybe, I’ll deal with that problem.
   • Give more information about the possibility to do the actions.
     • Maybe, perhaps, probably, certainly, clearly, surely, possibly.

5. Intensifiers

   • The adverbial goes before the adjectives
     • She is actually bad-tempered.
   • Give more information about the strength or force to do the actions.
     • Extremely, really, actually very, pretty, fairly, a little, incredibly,

6. Place

   • The adverbial goes at the end of the sentences or mid-position
     • I study inside the university. We were somewhere.
   • Give more information about where are you doing the actions.
     • Here, there, somewhere, everywhere, anywhere, inside, outside

7. Time

   • The adverbial goes at the end or at the beginning
     • I picked my clothes up yesterday. Yesterday, I picked my clothes up.
   • Give more information about when you are doing the actions.
     • Now, today, yesterday, tomorrow, recently, late, early, currently.