We walked very carefully across the floor.
| manner | how something happens |
Here is where I was born.
That’s it. Right there.
| place | where something happens |
Dad got home very late.
| time | when something happens |
This pill will take away the pain temporarily.
| duration | how long something happens |
They almost never invite people to their house these days.
| frequency | how often something happens |
A: Want some sugar in your coffee? B: Only half a spoon, please.
| focusing | something specific |
That dog behaves incredibly stupidly!
| degree | how much or to what degree something happens |
The train will probably be late.
It doesn’t necessarily mean that.
| certainty or necessity | how certain or necessary something is |
Unfortunately for me, I can’t speak Italian.
| evaluative | the speaker’s opinion of something |
Personally, I don’t see why the party has to start so early.
| viewpoint | the speaker’s perspective or reaction |
It rained very heavily this summer. Therefore, many of the vegetables were very small.
| linking | relationships between clauses and sentences |