r another would flame up in revolt and be promptly subdued. [3, p. 131]
) formulaic adverbs (markers of courtesy) :. g. She took the rabbit from him, and while the sapling swayed and teetered threateningly above her she calmly gnawed off the rabbit s head. [3, p. 52]
) interrogative adverbs: .g. Where are you goin? Henry suddenly demanded, laying his hand on his partner s arm. [3, p. 30]
conjunctive adverbs with when, why, how, where: .g. The first time occurred when the master was trying to teach a spirited thoroughbred the method of opening and closing gates without the rider s dismounting. [3, p. 249] are commonly divided into qualitative, quantitative and circumstantial.qualitative such adverbs are meant as express immediate, inherently non-graded qualities of actions and other qualities. The examples of qualitative adverbs are the following: .g. Well, don t be a miser with what you know, Scott said sharply, after waiting a suitable length of time. [3, p. 194] panic seized him, and he ran madly toward the village. [3, p. 122] was strangely stirred, and sniffed with an increasing delight. [3, p. 49] adverbs interpreted as quantitative include words of degree. These are specific lexical units of semi-functional nature expressing quality measure, or gradational evaluation of qualities. We observe the following examples of such adverbs in the novel White Fang: Riche followed White Fang, greatly perturbed and worried by this new adventure he had entered upon. [3, p. 98] gently and somewhat suspiciously, he first smelled the tallow and then proceeded to eat it. [3, p. 125] had come to know quite thoroughly the world in which he lived. [3, p. 132] Fang scarcely knew what happened. [3, p. 134] circumstantial adverbs express a general idea of ??temporal and spatial orientation and essentially perform deictic (indicative) functions in the broader sense. As for circumstantial adverbs of more self-dependent nature, they include two basic sets: first, adverbs of time; second, adverbs of place. There are many examples of circumstantial adverbs using in the book.is always happy when it is expressing itself. [3, p. 90] continued, but every time the hand lifted, the hair lifted under it. [3, p. 203] turned tail and scampered off across the open in inglorious retreat. [3, p.78] this circle he crouched, his sleeping outfit under him as a protection against the melting snow. [3, p. 38] we see adverbs can be classified from different point of view. The novel White Fang by Jack London is full of different types of adverbscan have different functions in the sentence. Most adverbs serve to modify verbs, adjectives and other adverbs in the sentence. When they modify verbs, they can serve as adverbial modifiers of time, frequency, place, manner and degree. There are many examples of adverbs in this function in the novel.
Adverbial modifier of time
A few minutes later, Henry, who was now travelling behind the sled, emitted a law warning whistle. [3, p. 23] most creatures of the Wild, he early experienced famine. [3, p. 67]
Adverbial modifier of frequency
E.g. She rarely slept any more in the cave, spending most of her time on the meat-trail and spending it vainly. [3, p. 86] had waited too often and futilely in the past for porcupines to unroll, to waste any more time. [3, p. 58]
Adverbial modifier of place
E.g. Danger and hurt and death did not lurk everywhere about him. [3, p.246] came down a shelving bank to the stream. [3, p. 79] remained in a circle about him and his fire, displaying an arrogance of possession that shook his courage born of the morning light. [3, p. 35]
Adverbial modifier of manner
E.g. Henry looked at him commiseratingly. [3, p. 9] two dogs were missing, and he well knew that they had served as a course in the protracted meal which had begun days before with Fatty. [3, p. 38] travelled very clumsily. [3, p. 75]
Adverbial modifier of degree
E.g. Also, live things when they were large enough could give hurt. [3, p. 79] heritage was too compelling for a wolf that was only a cub. [3, p. 92] adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs, they serve as adverbial modifiers of degree (as intensifies): the rear limped the weak members, the very young and the very old. [3, p. 43] Fang came in until he touched Grey Beaver s knee, so curious was he, and already forgetful that this was a terrible man-animal. [3, p. 101] adverbs are used in clauses of proportional agreement.longer he walked, the better he walked. [3, p. 76] adverbs are used to express the idea that a quality or action increases at an even rate the c...
