Question

Identify the adverbials in the following sentences and indicate their function:



i.A fire broke out in the early hours of the morning.

ii.Surprising, he arrived in time.

iii.The fire brigade struggled for four hours.

iv.He put all the books aside.

v.We visit Delhi every year.

Answer 1

As we know that adverbs are words/phrases which acts as a main clause or expressing place, time or any particular manner. Here I’m writing in bracket after each sentence.

i.                   A fire broke out in the early hours of the morning. (In the early hours)

ii.                 Surprising, he arrived in time. (In time)

iii.              The fire brigade struggled for four hours.(struggled )

iv.               He put all the books aside. (Aside)

v.                  We visit Delhi every year. (Delhi)

 

Answer 2

Adverbials refers to the an adverbial phrase, adverbial clause or adverbs which provides the additional or more information about manner, place or time.  

Therefore, adverbials in the following sentences are:

1) in the early hours of the morning- It functions as adverbial of time- when something happens.

2) in time- It functions as adverbial of time.

3) for four hours- it functions as prepositional and time.

4) aside- It functions as adverbial of place.

5) every year- It functions as adverbial of time.