動詞修飾語主要修飾動詞。主要是為了解釋動詞“how,” “when,” “where,” “why,”,通常這種詞都是副詞或類似副詞的短語。
型別 | 位置 | 舉例 |
副詞 | 動詞前 | FREQUENTLY, Iwalkto the store. IFREQUENTLYwalkto the store. |
動詞後 | Iwalkto the storeFREQUENTLY. | |
介詞 | 動詞前 | On Mondays, Iwalkto the store. |
動詞後 | Iwalkto the storeOn Mondays. | |
主從連詞 | 動詞前 | WHEN my car is broken, Iwalkto the store. |
動詞後 | Iwalkto the storeWHEN my car is broken. |
有些動詞修飾語可能適用於動詞和動詞的主語,在這些情況下,我們必須確保主語及和修飾語同樣有意義。
型別 | 位置 | 舉例 |
現在分詞 | 動詞前 | WHISTLING “Beat It”,I liftedthe weight. |
動詞後 | I liftedthe weight,WHISTLING “Beat It”. | |
介詞+動名詞 | 動詞前 | BY CONCENTRATING,I liftedthe weight. |
動詞後 | I liftthe weightBY CONCENTRATING. | |
不定式表目的. | 動詞前 | TO FREE my leg,I liftedthe weight. |
動詞後 | I liftedthe weightTO FREE my leg. |
◆ Wrong: The nameless symphony was at last performed, decades after it was composed, yesterday.
◆ Right: The nameless symphony was at last performed yesterday, decades after it was composed.