Adverb Complement Example

The complements of the adverb are one or more words that serve to complement the state that expresses a adverb, creating an adverbial phrase or group, that is, a group of words that fulfill the function of adverb.

We use adverbs to describe the circumstances in which an action happens, and in general they answer the questions How? When? Where? How much? Or in what way? An adverb can be complemented with other words, which help clarify the circumstance or frequency with which it is described, creating a phrase or adverbial group, in which the nucleus always prevails adverb. These constructions in which the nucleus is an adverb that explains place, time or circumstance of an action is also known as circumstantial complement.

Prepositional Complements

Prepositions are used as a complement to the adverb, to connect them with another adverb or to introduce an adverbial phrase:

The dog ran far from the farm. (Far is the nucleus adverb. The farm is a nominal construction that acts as an adverb and the preposition "de" serves as a connective)

Came like lightning. ("Como de rayo" is an adverbial construction so that it is equivalent to quickly or quickly)
I was getting up early occasionally. ("From time to time" is an adverbial construction that is introduced with the preposition "of")

Adjectival complements

An adverb can also be modified by an adjective, without the expression being altered in its adverbial function. It can also be modified by an adverbial phrase:

This morning we have a beautiful today. (The adverb of time today is complemented by the adjective handsome)
It rained yesterday pretty strong. (The quantifier Quite, complements the meaning of the adverb so strong)

Adverbial complements

Adverbs can also be modified by another adverb or by an adverbial construction. In this case the nucleus adverb predominates:

I came early daily all month. (to the adverb daily, is complemented by the adverbial construction the whole month, both are adverbs of time, the first expresses the frequency and the second delimits the period).
The ball bounced beyond the courtyard. (In this construction the adverbial construction of place beyond modifies the adverbial construction of place from the playgroung)
His explanation was very rational. (the adverb very tells us to what degree the adverb is modified rational)

50 examples of sentences with adverb complements:

1. The train was moving very slowly.
2. My sister cooks daily from Monday to Friday.
3. The car broke down In the middle of the road.
4. See you later at the end of the road.
5. We must arrive before the rain.
6. Let's play football in the park in front of my house.
7. I have a notebook on my desk in front of the computer.
8. The water pressure dropped suddenly at the end.
9. The dog scratched with annoying insistence the door.
10. The console was ringing thunderously loud.
11. The food stayed with me pretty tasty.
12. In individual life we ​​advance slowly to the future.
13. Was leaving the money by the way.
14. Misspelled address got us going all over.
15. The idea was poorly expressed.
16. The task was well explained.
17. Today being me a little out of focus.
18. Help arrived too late.
19. I take my medicine three times a day.
20. As you practice, the work will be less slow.
21. We will have traffic quite slow.
22. The repair will be a bit expensive.
23. The line advances very slowly.
24. I do not understand good to good what you mean.
25. I think we come very early.
26. I run two kilometers daily from Monday to Saturday.
27. We go out for ice cream in the park.
28. We can watch a movie in the square.
29. We will have dinner at home  at ten at night.
30. Exposure must be little complicated.
31. The idea is to arrive to the goal set.
32. Ideas don't always flow as freely as we want.
33. The guest passes to the room.
34. Ghosts appear anywhere.
35. The lesson was clearer than water.
36. I go to my course weekly.
37. Must read with great constancy.
38. I have to have the rehearsal for tomorrow.
39. Tell you this is something complicated.
40. Tomorrow we will travel to the city.
41. See you later at school.
42. Class will start right now.
43. My phone works very well.
44. With the flu I feel too clumsy.
45. Androids will think in a distant future.
46. Is a solution not so adequate.
47. We came up with in the subway.
48. I do not rest no weekend.
49. I drink water wherever.
50. We arrived at the end of the road.