Representing when, where, how and why
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Introduction
This file provides an overview of the various ways in which different circumstances are represented. These circumstances typically answer the questions about when, where, how and why. Consider the following example:
Student problems can come up quickly. (SCMP 13/10/92)
Here, the adverb 
quickly tells us how, or in what manner, the action takes place.
Consider the next example:
She'll be appearing on Sunday at the Royal Festival Hall.
(Bank of English)
Here, the prepositional phrase on Sunday locates the action at a
specific time.
As the above examples demonstrate, information about when, where, how or why is
typically given by means of adverbs and prepositional phrases. These structures, together
with adverbial clauses and noun groups , are sometimes grouped together under the name
adverbials .
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Introduction
Representing when
