ADVERBIALS OF FREQUENCY

AND MANNER

What are Adverbials?

Adverbials refer to any word or group
of words, sometimes a whole
sentences, that is performs the
function of an adverb. Noun phrase
and prepositions phrase* and
adverbial phrase or clause* can also
be an adverbial. Adverbials can
functions as Adjunct, disjunct and
conjunct.
 An Adjunct is an adverbial that
forms an important part of the
 sentence. The sentence will not be
complete without that part as in
 A conjunct is an adverbial that
acts as a conjunction. It joins two
ideas expressed in a sentences
together.
 A disjunction is an adverbial that is
not an important part of the
sentences. Disjunct can be
removed from the sentence and
the sentence will still make
meaning.
Adverbials of manner
They describe how the action in the
verb occurred. Adverbials of
frequency can be adverb phrase and
prepositional phrase noun phrase
and clause e.g. with so much pride,
in a funny way, like a boss, as if he
cared, as his brother had done.
Adverbials of manner talk about
instrument, or agent (this often
refers to animate object).
 The window was broken with a
stone (adjunct)
 I go to school by bus (adjunct)
 She drew the diagram without a
pencil (adjunct)
 He acted as if he owned the
place (As-clause)
 Adverbials of frequency
Adverbials of frequency are often
used to indicate routine or repeated
activities, so they are often used with
the present simple tense.
Adverbials of frequency describe how
often something occurs,
either definitely or indefinitely.
Adverbials that describes definite
frequency tell us the particular
number of times the action in the
verb occurs e.g.
 The students study two times a
week (Noun phrase, adjunct)
  She comes to work three times a
week, but nobody sees her leave.
(Noun Phrase, Conjunct)
 She never eats her lunch*
 Meetings hold whenever the
C.E.O. is around
Adverbials of indefinite frequency do
not specify an exact time frame;
examples
She rang the doorbell several times
but nobody responded. (Noun
phrase)
Ahmad walks to school as often as
she likes (Adverbial clause)
Expressing Negative Frequency by
Changing the Position of the
Subject and the Verb
Negative Frequency indicates that
the action never happens.
When certain adverbs occur at the
beginning of a sentence, the position
if the subject and the verb are
reversed (change their position). E.g.
 Seldom had he ever said anything
nice.
 Never have someone wasted my
time this much.
 Hardly would you find her reading
Assignment
The following exercises will help you
to gain better understanding about
how adverbs of frequency work.
Choose the best answer to complete
each sentence.
1. I ________________ late on
Saturdays. a. Get up usually (b.) Get
usually up (c.) Usually get up
2. Jared ______________ late for
work. (a.) Never is (b.) Is never
3. _______________ on weekends?
(a.) Often do you travel (b.)Do you
often travel (c.) Often you do travel
4. Susan ________________ early
for class. (a.) Often is (b.) Are often
(c.) Often are (d.) Is often
5. When do you ____________ go
on vacation each year? (a.) Always
(b.) Never (c.) Usually (d.) Ever

Write 10 sentences about thing you

do in school, at home, in church. Say
how often you do them and how you
do them