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Adverbs in English can be divided into 11 kinds according to their uses, such as adverbial of time, adverbial of place, adverbial of aspect, adverbial of cause, adverbial of result, adverbial of purpose, adverbial of condition, adverbial of concession, adverbial of degree, adverbial of manner and adverbial of accompaniment.
1. Adverbial of time
She is to be married next month.
I'll meet you at 4 o'clock.
A lot of students missed my lecture yesterday.
The adverbial of place
He lives over the mountain. He lives over the mountain.
I first met him in Paris. I first met him in Paris.
The children are swimming in the river.
Note: In addition to the location, the adverbial location can also indicate "departure", "going", "distance", etc. For example:
Are you glad to be going back to school? Are you glad to be going back to school?
They lived many miles from the town.
Three, aspect adverbial
She is very weak in physics.
China is very rich in natural resources.
This is better in every way than that.
The bridge is 2500 meters in length and 150 meters in height. The bridge is 2500 meters in length and 150 meters in height.
补充：“限制状语”（in terms of, as for, regarding/concerning/with respect to/with regard to)。
We all differ in terms of what we find funny, but we’re all the same in terms of our interest to listen to amusing things.
4. Adverbial of Cause
He was surprised at what she said.
He succeeded by hard work.
He was sent to prison for robbery. He was in prison for robbery.
Last week she fell ill from cold.
We're proud of our motherland. We are proud of our motherland.
5. Adverbial of result
He talked his wife into buying a car. He talked his wife into buying a car.
The box is too heavy for me to lift.
It rained heavily, causing severe flooding in that country.
He went to Africa in 1963, never to come back. He went to Africa in 1963 and never came back.
6. Adverbial of Purpose
They went out for a walk. They went out for a walk.
He saves on behalf of his son. He saves money for his son.
He stood aside for her to pass.
He cupped his ear to hear better. He cupped his ear to hear better.
He went to the south in search of a better life.
I went to France not to study French, but to study architecture. I went to France not to study French, but to study architecture.
Seven, conditional adverbial
Can you see without your glasses? Can you see without your glasses?
United, we stand; divided, we fall. Unity survives, division perishes.
With more money I would be able to buy it.
To look at him you could hardly help laughing.
We must be losing at least a third of our staff under new technology.
Weather permitting, we'll have the match tomorrow. Weather permitting, we'll have the match tomorrow.
8. Adverbial of Concession
For all his money, he's a very lonely man. Although he is rich, he is very lonely.
Carol went to work in spite of feeling ill.
With all his efforts, he lost the match.
You couldn't do that to save your life. You couldn't do that to save your life.
Laughed at by everybody, he had my sympathy. Everybody laughed at him, but I sympathized with him.
Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.
9. Adverbial of Degree
I don't like coffee very much. I don't like coffee very much.
To a great extent, it is not fair.
The system which is used in this school is very successful.
10. Adverbial of manner
We came on the bus. We came on the bus.
You must pay the bill in cash.
I watched the game on television.
We see with our eyes, and hear with our ears.
I heard of the job through a newspaper advertisement. I heard of the job through a newspaper advertisement.
11. Accompanying adverbs
I slept with the window open.
She said good-bye with tears in her eyes.
He ran up to her breathing heavily. He ran up to her panting.
He rushed into the room, his face covered with sweat.
The case of non-clause is discussed above.
Regarding adverbial clauses, refer to: Nine Adverbial Clauses in English