Adverbial Nouns for intermediate learners

adverbial nouns

Adverbial nouns are nouns with multiple functions according to the sentence they are in. In this lesson, we will learn more about them.

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What Are Adverbial Nouns?

Adverbial nouns are nouns that are used to modify or describe the action of a verb in a sentence, much like an adverb would. Adverbial nouns can be used to indicate time, place, manner, or reason.

Adverbial Nouns: Uses

Adverbial nouns are used to show:

Time
Distance and direction
Age

Adverbial Nouns: Time

Adverbial nouns that are used to show a particular time or length of time are called time adverbial nouns. For example:

I am leaving tomorrow.

Wait a moment.

using a noun as an adverb

Adverbial Nouns: Distance and Direction

Adverbial nouns are used to show a place or a movement toward a place. Remember, they can also show a distance between two places. Here are some examples:

I drove north.

We walked 25 miles south.

Adverbial Nouns: Age

Adverbial nouns are also used to show someone's age. Check out the examples:

He is thirteen.

The building is ten years old.

Review

Adverbial nouns are nouns that can be used as adverbs in sentences. Their part of speech is:

Noun
Adverb

Conjunctive Adverbs

As their name requires, conjunctive adverbs are used to connect two clauses. They can be moved around in the sentence. So, read the article to learn the rules.

Viewpoint and Commenting Adverbs

A viewpoint and commenting adverbs is a type of adverb that modifies a sentence as a whole. In this lesson, we will discuss it in detail.

Intensifiers and Mitigators

Intensifiers and mitigators are two kinds of adverbs of degree. We use them to make words and expressions stronger or weaker.

Adverbial Clauses

As you know, clauses have subjects and verbs. Adverbial clauses are clauses that function as the adverb of the sentence.

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