We explain what an adverb of place is, its function, examples and its use in sentences. Also, other types of adverbs.
What is an adverb of place?
The adverbs of place are one of the many types of adverbs that exist in the English language, that is, of words that they serve a modifying function of verbs, adjectives or other adverbs, or even sentences whole. Its name comes from the Latin adverbium, composed of the voices ad- (“Towards”) and verbum (“verb”).
Adverbs, however, are invariant pieces of the language that have their own meaning (lexicon), related to a certain circumstance that they introduce into what has been said: a specific time, for example, or a way of doing things, or in this case specific, a certain place. In the latter case we speak of adverbs of place.
Thus, adverbs of place They are those that indicate the specific place where an action occurs or where an object is located. In other cases, it indicates some type of spatial relationship that you want to indicate.
Together with the adverbs of time, mode and quantity (or degree), they express a concrete relationship that has to do with the real referent of the language, while other types of adverbs, such as those of order, doubt or negation, have to do with a psychological or subjective reality of the speaker.
Examples of adverbs of place
Examples of adverbs of place are the following: here, there, here, there, there, up, down, near, far, in front, behind, over, under, in front, behind, around, beyond, where, outside, together, in front , above, in, between, in, and so on.
Sentences with adverbs of place
Here, as an example of use, we present several sentences with highlighted adverbs of place:
- Leave your things there, please, here we don’t have enough space.
- Did you see all there is above of the table?
- Your friends are waiting for you inside. Outside there is no one left.
- I am going to there. Stay where you are.
- We will live closer to the airport.
- Just opened a new bar in front of your house.
- The dog sleeps down the sofa, while the cat walks around him.
Other types of adverbs
In addition to adverbs of place, there are other adverbial categories, such as:
- Time adverbs. As their name says, they express a temporal or historical relationship in prayer. For example: before, later, now, after, currently, formerly, etc.
- Adverbs of manner. They are those that describe a specific way in which things happen or in which certain actions are carried out. For example: fast, good, bad, better, quick, regularly, etc.
- Adverbs of quantity. In a similar way, they express a proportion in which things happen, that is, a degree in which something happens. For example: little, a lot, a lot, more, less, etc.
- Adverbs of order. For their part, they express a chronological or continuity relationship, that is, a relationship of order. For example: first, then, after, etc.
- Adverbs of doubt. In this case, the adverbs express a certain degree of uncertainty of the speaker regarding what was said or something that could happen. For example: surely, perhaps, perhaps, probably, etc.
- Affirmative and negative adverbs. As their name implies, they allow the speaker to affirm or deny situations, or to express a certain degree of agreement with what has been said. For example: yes, no, certainly, exact, never, never, etc.
- Interrogative and exclamatory adverbs. Those that allow the introduction of interrogative or exclamatory sentences, and that are therefore often accentuated. For example: where, when, how, what, who, etc.