副詞的用法
副詞的用法
副詞(Adverb)是指在句子中表示行為或狀態(tài)特征的詞,用以修飾動(dòng)詞、形容詞、其他副詞或全句,表示時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、程度、方式等概念。副詞可分為:時(shí)間和頻率副詞、地點(diǎn)副詞、方式副詞、程度副詞、疑問副詞、連接副詞、關(guān)系副詞、表順序的副詞、常用于完成時(shí)的副詞。
一般副詞的位置
在許多情況下,副詞都放在所修飾的動(dòng)詞后面或句末。如:
We must work hard. 我們必須努力工作。
The girl dances very well. 這個(gè)女孩跳舞跳得好。
I want to see the film very much. 我很想看這部電影。
He does his work very carefully. 他做工作非常仔細(xì)。
有時(shí)也放在主語后面,謂語動(dòng)詞前面(對(duì)動(dòng)作加以強(qiáng)調(diào))。如:
He angrily closed the door. 他生氣地把門關(guān)上了。
置于句中的副詞,若碰上助動(dòng)詞,則通常放在助動(dòng)詞之后、主要?jiǎng)釉~之前:
He has just left for work. 他剛剛離開去上班。
We have already read the book. 我們都已讀過這本書。
頻度副詞在句中的位置
頻度副詞表示動(dòng)作發(fā)生的次數(shù),常見的有ever, never, seldom, sometimes, often, always 等,它們通常位于實(shí)意動(dòng)詞之前,動(dòng)詞 be、助動(dòng)詞、情態(tài)動(dòng)詞之后。如:
He never reads such books. 他從不看那樣的書。
He often comes to school late. / He is often late for school. 他上學(xué)常遲到。
有時(shí)為了強(qiáng)調(diào),頻度副詞也可位于動(dòng)詞 be、助動(dòng)詞等之前:
She always was late. 她老是遲到。
為了強(qiáng)調(diào)等原因,有時(shí)頻度副詞可位于句首或句末(尤其受 very, only修飾時(shí)):
Very often the phone rings when I’m in the bath. 電話經(jīng)常在我洗澡時(shí)響起。
Do you go to the cinema very often? 你常去看電影嗎?
頻度副詞 always 和 never 通常不位于句首,除非是祈使句:
Always remember this. 請(qǐng)時(shí)刻記住這一點(diǎn)。
Never tell him the news. 千萬不要告訴他這消息。
在否定句中,有的頻度副詞可位于否定詞not之后或之前(如usually, often),有的頻度副詞則必須位于否定詞之后(如 always),而有的頻度副詞必須要位于否定詞 not 之前(如 sometimes):
He doesn’t usually come here. / He usually doesn’t come here. 他通常不來這兒。
She doesn’t always come late. 她并非總是遲到。(不能說 always doesn’t)
He is sometimes not satisfied with my work. 他有時(shí)對(duì)我的工作不滿意。
副詞位置對(duì)句意的影響
有時(shí)副詞位置的不同會(huì)導(dǎo)致句子意義的改變。如:
Tom alone is coming. 只有湯姆要來。(alone 位于被修飾的名詞或代詞后,意為“只有”)
Tom is coming alone. 湯姆將一個(gè)人來。(alone 在此修飾動(dòng)詞come,意為“獨(dú)自”)
Only I kissed her last night. 昨晚只有我吻了她(即別人沒吻她)。
I only kissed her last night. 昨晚我只是吻了她(即沒干別的事)。
I kissed only her last night. 昨晚我吻的只有她(即沒吻過別人)。
I kissed her only last night [last night only]. 我只是在昨晚才吻了她(即其他時(shí)候未吻過)。
They secretly decided to leave the town. 他們秘密決定離開這個(gè)城市。
They decided to leave the town secretly. 他們決定秘密地離開這個(gè)城市。
He answered the question foolishly. 他對(duì)這個(gè)問題作了愚蠢的回答。
He foolishly answered the question. 他愚蠢地回答了這個(gè)問題。
Clearly he didn’t say so. 顯然他沒有這樣說。(clearly 修飾句子,意為“顯然”)
He didn’t say so clearly. 他說得沒有那么清楚。(clearly 修飾動(dòng)詞 say,意為“清楚”)
副詞的主要句法功能:
1. 用作狀語。如:
He speaks English very well. 他英語說得很好。
I often get up at six in the morning. 我經(jīng)常是在早晨6點(diǎn)鐘起床。
He went home yesterday. / Yesterday he went home. 他昨天回家了。
2. 用作表語。如:
I’ll be back in five minutes. 我五分鐘就回來。
I must be off now. 我現(xiàn)在得走了。
Is the radio on or off? 收音機(jī)是開著的還是關(guān)著的?
在一般情況下,作表語時(shí)不用副詞而用形容詞:
誤:He looks very angrily.
正:He looks very angry. 他看上去很生氣。
誤:Mr. Smith is very carefully.
正:Mr. Smith is very careful. 史密斯先生很仔細(xì)。
英語中可用作表語的副詞主要是表地點(diǎn)的副詞以及某些與介詞同形的副詞,常見的有here, there, up, down, away, nearby, back, in, home, ahead, upstairs, downstairs, off, through, on, over 等。而且這些副詞只能用于連系動(dòng)詞be 后作表語,而不用于其他連系動(dòng)詞后作表語,如:
誤:He seems here. / He seems away.
正:He is here. / He is away.
3. 用作賓語。如:
It’s hot in here. 這里面很熱。
It’s not far from here. 從這兒去不遠(yuǎn)。
I’ll stay at home tonight. 今晚我將呆在家里。
副詞用作賓語的用法十分有限,通常只用作介詞賓語,并且只限于某些表示時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)的副詞,而且不同的副詞有不同的搭配特點(diǎn),如 here和there 可與along, around, down, from, in, near, round, up 等介詞連用,但通常不與介詞to連用,如不說come to here, go to there 等(注:from here to there是例外)。
用作賓語補(bǔ)足語。如:
Please ask him in, please. 請(qǐng)叫他進(jìn)來。
I’m pleased to see you back. 看到你回來了我很高興。
一般說來,只有能用作表語的副詞才可用作賓語補(bǔ)足語。
用作定語。如:
Is there anything on tonight? 今晚有什么活動(dòng)嗎?
The people there were very friendly. 那兒的人很友好。
在通常情況下,副詞用作定語總是放在被修飾的名詞或代詞之后。