2. -Adverbs: often add information in relation to circumstances of manner ,time or place , they answer the questions as How ? when? where ? … -For example -Ken snores loudly S P Adverbial -Loudlyis an Adv and it is called Circumstance Adverb ,it modifies the verb snores
3. -The Adv P Rules : Adv P( deg ) + adv Function :Adverbial
4. -Adverb phrase (Adv P): it can be one or more constituent . -ken snores loudly adv p S P Adverbial -ken snores very loudlyadv p S P Adverbial - In this case , loudly is the circumstance adverb and very is a degree adverb (deg) .
5. -Degree adverb , tells us what degree something is done , it modifies or limits the sense of an adverb . - It includes words like quite , too , highly …
6. -The Tree Diagram : S NP VP N V Adv p deg adv Ken snores very loudly - Adv P (deg ) + Adv
7. -Adverb Phrase not only modifies the verbs but a whole sentence and adjective too . -adverbs modify the adjectives for example : -the disgustingly fat dog … AP Adv PA Adv disgustingly fat
8. - sentence adverbs: can appear in range of sentence positions and often express an attitude or evaluation . For Example : -Unfortunately , the cat killed the mouse - The cat unfortunately killed the mouse - The cat killed the mouse ,unfortunately
9. - The tree diagram would look like the following : S Adv P NP VP Det N V NP Det N unfortunately the cat killed the mouse
10. -The Adv P node is immediately dominated by the S node as in this example : S Adv P unfortunately
11. - The Adv P functions as adverbial : -Ken snores very loudly S P Adverbial -Rules to remember : Adverb Phrase (Adv P): Adv P (deg ) + Adv Function : Adverbial
