Question

Identify the adverbial in the following sentence and indicate their function
1. A fire broke out in the early hours of the morning
2.surprising he arrived in time
3.The fire brigade struggled for four hours
4.He put all the books aside
5.we visit Delhi every year

Answer 1

AI. in the early hors of the morning. funtction: tell us WHEN the fire broke out (time).                                               ......it is a adverbial clause
A2.surprisingly(i think its not surprsing, check again). function: (distict adverbial) shows the truthfullness (manner) of the clause.
A3.for four hours. function: it tells us HOW LONG (time) the fire brigade was struggling.
A4.aside. function: it tells us WHERE(place) the books are kept.
A5.every year. function: it tells us HOW OFTEN(frequency) they visit delhi