一、副词的句法作用
1.作状语
（1）修饰动词（包括不定式、动名词、分词等）
Mary recovered slowly.玛丽复原得很慢。（slowly修饰动词recovered）
He was seen to go upstairs.有人看见他上楼了。（upstairs修饰不定式to go）
He was praised for having done the work wonderfully.
他因工作出色而受表扬.（wonderfully修饰动名词having done）
（2）修饰形容词
The food is very delicious.食物很可口。（very修饰delicious）
His grades are not good enough for a scholarship.
他的成绩远未好到得奖学金。（enough 修饰good）
（3）修饰副词
He speaks English quite fluently.他讲英文十分流利。（quite修饰fluently）
He spoke too quickly for me to understand.他说得太快，我听不懂。（too修饰quickly）
（4）修饰介词短语
Our company is badly in need of new blood.
我们公司急需新人。（badly修饰 in need of new blood）
We are all against the plan.我们全部反对这个计划。（all 修饰against the plan）
（5）修饰状语从句
He left there soon after I arrived.我到后不久他就离开那里。（soon修饰状语从句）
Only when he told me the news did I know what had happened.
当他告诉我这个消息时我才知道发生了什么。（only修饰状语从句）
（6）修饰全句
actually apparently certainly clearly definitely evidently
fortunately frankly honestly luckily obviously perhaps
possibly probably surely undoubtedly unexpectedly
Happily，he didn’t die.幸亏他没死。
Certainly，I will stand by you forever.当然，我会支持你到底。
【比较】
①Clearly he didn’t say so.显然他没有这样说。（句子副词）
He didn’t say so clearly.他说得没有那么清楚。（方式副词）
②Frankly，you are wrong.说实在的，你错了。（句子副词）
He spoke frankly about his past life.他坦率地谈了他过去的生活。（方式副词）
2.作后置定语
here there abroad home above below in out
outdoors up down upstairs downstairs today tomorrow yesterday
I had the good fortune to be chosen for a trip abroad.
我真幸运，被选中出国旅行。（abroad修饰trip）
Her speech yesterday was a signal that her views have changed.
她昨天的讲话标志着她的观点已经转变。（yesterday 修饰speech）
He turned the radio down so that he shouldn’t disturb the old lady downstairs.
为了不打扰楼下的老太太，他把收音机音量调低了。（downstairs 修饰lady）
3.作表语
here there up down away nearby back in home
ahead upstairs downstairs off through on over
She is out.她出去了。
He seems abroad.他好像出国了。
Beauty is everywhere.美无处不在。
【提示】 英语中用可作表语的副词主要是地点副词。
4.作补足语
Ask the children in.让孩子们都进来。（in作宾语补足语）
Keep the fire on for a few minutes.让火持续几分钟。（on作宾语补足语）
I’m pleased to see you back.你回来我很高兴。（back作宾语补足语）
The boy was seen upstairs.有人看见这个男孩在楼上。（upstairs作主语补足语）
5.作介词宾语
I haven’t seen him since then.从那时起我就没再见到他了。（then作since的宾语）
The museum is very far from here.博物馆离这儿很远。（here作from的宾语）
