An adverbial can be an adverb：
句子的狀語可以是一個副詞
He spoke angrily.
They live here.
We will be back soon.
or an adverb with a quantifier：
或者一個用數量詞修飾的副詞
He spoke really angrily.
They live just here.
We will go quite soon.
We will go as soon as possible.
or a phrase with a preposition：
或者是一個介詞短語：
He spoke in an angry voice.
They live in London.
We will go in a few minutes.
狀語的位置
Where do adverbials go in a sentence？
狀語在句子中在什么位置？
We normally put adverbials after the verb：
我們通常把狀語放在動詞后面：
He spoke angrily.
They live just here.
We will go in a few minutes.
or after the object or complement：
或者是賓語或補語后面：
He opened the door quietly.
She left the money on the table.
We saw our friends last night.
You are looking tired tonight.
But adverbials of frequency (how often) usually come in front of the main verb：
但是表示頻率的狀語通常出現在主要動詞前面：
We usually spent our holidays with our grandparents.
I have never seen William at work.
But if we want to emphasise an adverbial we can put it at the beginning of a clause：
但是如果我們想要強調某個狀語，可以把狀語放在句首：
Last night we saw our friends.
In a few minutes we will go.
Very quietly he opened the door.
If we want to emphasise an adverb of manner we can put it in front of the main verb：
如果要強調表示方式的狀語，我們可以把狀語放在主語動詞的前面：
He quietly opened the door.
She had carefully put the glass on the shelf.
地點狀語
We use adverbials of place to describe：
Location
我們用地點狀語形容位置：
We use prepositions to talk about where someone or something is.
我們用介詞短語說明某人或某物所在的位置。
Examples：
He was standing by the table.
You’ll find it in the cupboard.
Sign your name here – at the bottom of the page.
Direction
形容方向
We use adverbials to talk about the direction where someone or something is moving.
我們用方位狀語形容某人或某物正在移動的方向。
Examples：
Walk past the bank and keep going to the end of the street.
The car door is very small so it’s difficult to get into.
Distance
形容距離
We use adverbials to show how far things are：
我們用方位狀語形容物體之間的距離。
Examples：
Birmingham is 250 kilometres from London.
We were in London. Birmingham was 250 kilometres away.
Adverbials of time
時間狀語
We use adverbials of time to say：
我們用時間狀語描述：
when something happened：
某事發生：
I saw Mary yesterday.
She was born in 1978.
I will see you later.
There was a storm during the night.
for how long ：
時間長短：
We waited all day.
They have lived here since 2004.
We will be on holiday from July 1st until August 3rd.
how often (frequency)：
頻率大小：
They usually watched television in the evening.
We sometimes went to work by car.
We often use a noun phrase as a time adverbial：
（實習編輯：于曉偉）
