狀語可以由下面這些詞或詞組表示:
1.副詞:
What you said is only partly true.
你的話只部分地對。
She will write to you shortly.
她不久將給你寫信。
2.介詞短語:
Thank you for bringing it.
謝謝你幫我帶來了。
She helped us out of kindness.
她幫助我們是出于好心。
3.不定式(短語):
I've come to say goodbye to you.
我是來和你道別的。
I'm pleased to have made your acquaintance.
認識了你我很高興。
4.分詞(短語):
They were busy earning a living.
他們都為生活奔忙。
My garden is small compared with yours.
和你的花園比我的花園是很小的。
5.形容詞:
Now she was back,eager to see her friends.
現在她回來了,非常期待見到她的朋友們。
6.詞組:
She jumped ten feet.她跳了十英尺遠。
7.復合結構(獨立結構):
That being the case,we'11 have to reconsider the whole thing.
情況既然如此,我們就得重新考慮整個這件事。
8.從句:
Strong as he was,he couldn't lift it.
盡管他很健壯,卻把它提不起來。
有時也可用名詞作狀語:
We have been sitting here hours waiting for you.
我們在這里坐了好幾個鐘頭等你。
(來源:英語語法網)