Adverbials Chart (Prepared by Diana Solano Leitón)

Type Form Examples

Frequency Positive Adverb always, usually, sometimes,
frequently, regularly, often

Frequency Negative Adverb Hardly ever,scarcely ever,
seldom,infrequently,not often,
never,rarely, not always

Frequency Adverb of Specific Frequency daily, weekly, hourly, monthly,
yearly

Frequency Prepositional Phrase once in a while, once in a
lifetime, once in a blue moon

Frequency Noun Phrase every day, 3 times a year,
every night,4 times a month,
several times, every holiday,
every now and then

Manner Adverb quietly, loudly, desperately,
rapidly, certainly, quickly

Manner Prepositional Phrase at random, by fax, by car,
in some way, in a little manner,
with a smile, with his foot,
without doubt

Manner Subordinate Clause ...as if they were here...
...like if you were...

Manner Comparative and Superlative He writes the slowest.
He writes slower than the
others.

Manner Participial Phrases Damaged by the earquake,the
building collpased.
Feeling exhausted, she went to
bed.

Place Prepositional Phrase across..., between..., under..,
at... along... beside...
behind... among.. over...to the
left...around...down... in...
inside... near...out...outside.
past... through... up...
Just when followed by an object:
through the garden, around your
bed, in the house, near my house

Place Nouns downtown, north, east, home,
home, south, west

Place Sobordinate Clause Introduced by where, whenever

Time Adverb forever, soon, today, yesterday,
later, next, then, tomorrow,long
now, mid-center.

Time Noun Days of the week

Time Noun Phrase All day, last time, the next day
a week ago, last month, next
weekend, a week from, this
coming Sunday, a hundred years
ago, tomorrow morning

Time Prepositional Phrases after dinner, in 1997, on Monday
at first, during vacation, for a
days, at lunchtime, over the
years, at mid-century,before the
holidays, for a moment.

Time Subordinate Clause Introduced by when, whenever

Reason Prepositional Phrase because of... due to... despite.
on bussiness, in spite of.. for
(fun, pleasure) on vacation,
for (some fruit, milk)

Reason Infinitve to study, in order to practice
to work, in order to decide,
to play

Reason Infinitive Phrases In order to see a movie,
to enjoy our selves,
to advertise de product,
to do research

Reason Subordinate Clause Introduced by since, because

List of Adjectives in American English

List of Adjectives in American English --

Size
1. average
2. big
3. colossal
4. fat
5. giant
6. gigantic
7. great
8. huge
9. immense
10. large
11. little
12. long
13. mammoth
14. massive
15. miniature
16. petite
17. puny
18. short
19. small
20. tall
21. tiny

TOUCH
22. boiling
23. breezy
24. broken
25. bumpy
26. chilly
27. cold
28. cool
29. creepy
30. crooked
31. cuddly
32. curly
33. damaged
34. damp
35. dirty
36. dry
37. dusty
38. filthy
39. flaky
40. fluffy
41. wet

SHAPE
42. broad
43. chubby
44. crooked
45. curved
46. deep
47. flat
48. high
49. hollow
50. low
51. narrow
52. round
53. shallow
54. skinny
55. square
56. steep
57. straight
58. wide

TIME
59. ancient
60. brief
61. early
62. fast
63. late
64. long
65. modern
66. old
67. old-fashioned
68. quick
69. rapid
70. short
71. slow
72. swift
73. young

QUANTITY
74. abundant
75. empty
76. few
77. heavy
78. light
79. many
80. numerous

SOUND

81. cooing
82. deafening
83. faint
84. harsh
85. high-pitched
86. hissing
87. hushed
88. husky
89. loud
90. melodic
91. moaning
92. mute
93. noisy
94. purring
95. quiet
96. raspy
97. resonant
98. screeching
99. shrill
100. silent
101. soft
102. squealing
103. thundering
104. voiceless
105. whispering