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The document outlines exercises for a course on English grammar focusing on adverbials, including their syntactic and semantic properties. It provides instructions for identifying various types of adverbials and their functions within sentences. A corpus of example sentences is included for analysis.

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Exercises 3-1_GRII_2023-2024_MFS

The document outlines exercises for a course on English grammar focusing on adverbials, including their syntactic and semantic properties. It provides instructions for identifying various types of adverbials and their functions within sentences. A corpus of example sentences is included for analysis.

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GRAMÁTICA INGLESA II

Marta Falces Sierra


Tfno 958 241000 - Ext. 20244
Fax 958 243678.
[email protected]

GRAMÁTICA INGLESA II – CURSO 2023-24 - UNIT 3: ADVERBIALS


Exercises_9-11/4/2025

3.1. Introduction
3.2. Syntactico-semantic properties of Adverbials

INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Read sections 8:1-11 from Set Readings & section “3.1. Adverbials: introduction” from handout.

Using the examples below as Corpus,

1. Find 8 Adverbials and specify their formal realization (AdvP, PP, Cl, NP, etc.).

2. Find 3 Adverbs/Adverb Phrases that are NOT Adverbials.

3. Find 3 Adverbials occurring in each of the following positions:


• (I)nitial = before the subject; variant: Absolute Initial = before the whole clause
• (M)edial = between subject and verb;
• (F)inal = after the verb, object or complement; variant: Absolute Final: after the whole clause

4. Find 3 Adverbials illustrating each of the following categories


• Adverbials functioning at same level than other clause constituents (S, P, O)
• Adverbials rather detached from the rest of the clause
• Adverbials syntactically subordinated to some other clause constituent

5. Find 5 Adverbials performing each of the following logico-semantic functions:


• expressing circumstantial information about the main predication
• expressing speaker’s evaluation or comments on the clause
• linking the clause (or part of it) to other clauses (or parts of it)

GRAMÁTICA INGLESA II | ADVERBIALS – WORKSHEET 3-1


GRAMÁTICA INGLESA II
Marta Falces Sierra
Tfno 958 241000 - Ext. 20244
Fax 958 243678.
[email protected]

CORPUS

1. He has done better from a personal point of view than his wife.
2. If we consider the financial position, the country is going to have a very bad year.
3. If we consider the financial situation, we will get depressed.
4. Economically, a nation can be bankrupt while still flourishing intellectually.
5. To tap a private telephone line is not technically a very difficult operation.
6. The prize-fight will finally be held at St Andrew’s Sporting club in Glasgow on 22nd April.
7. He kindly offered me a ride.
8. He offered me a ride kindly.
9. The river is receding, which is lucky.
10. They arrived, to our surprise, before we did
11. Accidentally, Charlene dropped the plate.
12. Sadly, she wandered through the library.
13. She wandered through the library sadly.
14. Even my mum called me up one day and congratulated me!
15. She refrained deliberately from joining the party.
16. I was a really good mom before I had kids.
17. She spoke slowly and deliberately.
18. The letters were foolishly destroyed.
19. The first snowdrops appeared today.
20. She is certainly intelligent.
21. She certainly is intelligent.
22. His signature was skilfully forged.
23. I was frankly appalled at his attitude.
24. Since she ran out of money, she had to defer buying a new car.
25. She has been living in great hardship since she ran out of money.
26. It's probably just nerves.
27. I have only come just because I think only you can help me with this.
28. Thus, strictly speaking this is not true.
29. Personally I regard this music as boring.
30. I should thank him personally.
31. I could literally feel the earth shaking.
32. You must translate this literally.
33. He could see his wife only from the doorway.
34. I have always thought that it is best, whenever possible, no to criticize other people.
35. Technically you are both liable for the overdraft and if you could find this man you could sue him.
36. In 1968, technically qualified intellectuals advocated a ‘national revolutionary programme’.
37. Do you mind if, technically speaking, I resign rather than you sack me?
38. Technically, recycling the waste products will be easy.
39. He arrived first and she arrived second.
40. I helped her for two reasons. Firstly, she is my friend, and secondly she is in desperate need.
41. Although we studied hard, we failed the exam.
42. We studied hard. We failed the exam, though.
43. They were there all night, I guess.
44. She watered the plants because they were dry.
45. She watered the plants, because she told me so.
46. If learned scientists and experienced engineers are baffled, the matter will certainly be beyond me.
47. Therefore, if you get an interview but not the job, you will clearly have reached your goal.
48. According to national estimates, apparently only a third of younger people with chronic diseases gets the
shots each year.
49. At some point today, if everything is right, Graham Mackintosh will leave a ranch outside town with an
irrepressible grin and as much water as his burro can carry to start walking south.
50. With respect to macroeconomic instability two related points are relevant. First, a nation engaged in world
trade faces potential sources of instability. Second, these new sources of instability undoubtedly complicate
domestic stabilization policy. For example, recessions and inflations can be highly contagious among nations.

GRAMÁTICA INGLESA II | ADVERBIALS – WORKSHEET 3-1

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