Adverb phrases: types and meanings
An adverb phrase can consist of one adverb or an adverb plus other words before it (premodification) or after it (postmodification). Adverb phrases have many different meanings.
In the examples the adverb phrases are in bold. The other words that modify the adverb are underlined.
| example | type | used to give information about |
| We walked very carefully across the floor. | manner | how something happens |
| Here is where I was born. That’s it. Right there. | place | where something happens |
| Dad got home very late. | time | when something happens |
| This pill will take away the paintemporarily. | duration | how long something happens |
| They almost never invite people to their house these days. | frequency | how often something happens |
| A: Want some sugar in your coffee? B: Only half a spoon, please. | focusing | something specific |
| That dog behaves incredibly stupidly! | degree | how much or to what degree something happens |
| The train will probably be late. It doesn’t necessarily mean that. | certainty or necessity | how certain or necessary something is |
| Unfortunately for me, I can’t speak Italian. | evaluative | the speaker’s opinion of something |
| Personally, I don’t see why the party has to start so early. | viewpoint | the speaker’s perspective or reaction |
| It rained very heavily this summer.Therefore, many of the vegetables were very small. | linking | relationships between clauses and sentences |
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