状语可以由一下面这些东西表示:
1.副词:
What you Said is only partly true.你的话只部分地对。
She will write to you soon.她不久将给你写信。
2.介词短语:
Thank you for bringing it.谢谢你帮我带来了。
She helped us out of kinjness.她帮助我们是出于好心。
3.不定式(短语):
I've come to say gooddbye to you.我是来和你道别的。
4.分词(短语):
They were busy earning a living.他们都为生活奔忙。
My garden is small compared with yours.和你的花园比我的花园是很小的。
5.形容词:
Now she was back , eage to see her friens.现在她回来了,待见到她的朋友们。
6.词组:
She jumped ten feet.她跳了十英尺远。
7.复合结构:
That being the case , we'll have to reconsider the whole thing. 情况既然如此,我们就得重新考虑整个这件事。
8.从句:
Strong as he was , he couldn't lift it.尽管他很健壮,却把它提不起来。
间或可用名词作状语:
We have been sitting here hours waiting for you . 我们在这里坐了好几个钟头等你。