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1
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What are Adverbs

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An optional element of a clause.

Add extra information (modify) to other words, in particular verbs.

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What are the uses of adverbs

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To add extra information to a clause about either:
time
manner
place
degree
3
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What are the three types of adverb

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Conjuncts
Disjuncts
Adjuncts

4
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What are conjuncts

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Adverbs which link a sentence to what has gone on before.

e.g. also, firstly, otherwise, moreover, however, then, besides

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What are disjuncts

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(sometimes known as sentence adverbials)
Comment on the rest of the sentence, in particular the desirability, probability or style.
e.g. admittedly, fortunately, possibly

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What are adjuncts

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Modify a verb and refer to space, time or process

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Space adjuncts

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e.g. above, there, inside, backwards

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Time adjuncts

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Answer questions of when or for how long.

e.g. yesterday, never, later, often

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Process adjuncts

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Answers questions of how something was done.

e.g. viciously, bravely, carelessly

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What are Adverbials

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A term used to describe the three types of phrases that can modify a verb or verb phrase

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Types of adverbial

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adverb phrase
noun phrase
preposition phrase

12
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“she left rather unexpectedly”

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adverb phrase

unexpectedly

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“they left yesterday afternoon”

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noun phrase

afternoon

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“they were singing in the rain”

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preposition phrase

in

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Functions of adverbial clauses

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add meaning to:
time
space
reason
purpose
result
manner
comparison
concession
condition
16
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Conditional clauses are always…

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adverbials