英語の副詞にはいろいろありますが、
副詞を節にして使う表現にも幅があります。
条件節や、場所、時間、理由、目的等々用途によって
いろいろな副詞節を導いてくれる既存のフレーズがあります。
パターンを覚えればすぐ使える表現なので覚えて活用しましょう。
１．条件の副詞
- Even if： You must come tomorrow, even if you are busy.
- If: If you ask him, he would help you.
- Only if: The market is open only if the weather if fine.
- Unless: They will send it by air-mail unless you ask otherwise.
- In case: You can buy it in case we have more in stock.
２．場所の副詞
- Anywhere: I couldn’t find my purse anywhere.
- Where: He is working at the company where they publish books.
- Everywhere: We have been looking for him everywhere.
- Wherever: They will deliver the meal wherever they could.
３．時の副詞
- After: I will go to the post office after work today.
- As soon as: I will call you as soon as I got the news.
- Before: We expect that she would come before five.
- By the time: By the time I was three, I could read a book.
- Once: She recognized him at once.
- Since: I haven’t seen him since he left for New York.
- Till: We waited for a long time till she comes.
- While: He sent me an e-mail while he was on business trip.
- Whenever: I can meet you whenever you come to see me.
４．理由の副詞
- As: We asked him to explain it, as he negotiated the deal.
- Because: He didn’t come because he is sick.
- Since: Since you are late, we didn’t wait.
5. 目的の副詞
- So that: We prepared them so that they can enjoy the party.
- In order that: She ate vegetables in order that she could be healthy.
６．比較の副詞
- Than: Betty is prettier than Cathy.
- As ….as : I am not as old as you.
７．結果の副詞
- So ….that : She is so cute that everybody likes her.
- Such ….that : It is such a small house that I can clean quickly.
副詞は会話の中でとてもパワーがある言葉です。
いろいろ使える副詞を覚えておいて会話に味付けしてください。
動詞の意味を活かすも殺すも副詞での味付けがモノを言います。