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FOCUS-11 副詞(adverb)の役割
形容詞は名詞を修飾する。
副詞は、動詞・形容詞・他の副詞・句節文全体を修飾する。
(いくつかの例外を除き副詞は名詞を修飾しない)。
[問題文]
Cray Architects designs office buildings to the specifications of its clients,
but does not ( ) build the facilities.
(A)exclusively
(B)mostly
(C)actually *「実際には」
(D)potentially
[構文解析]
Cray Architects/ designs/ office buildings/( to the specifications of its clients),/
S V O
but/*(it) does not ( ) /build /the facilities.
接 S V O
( )内は副詞
( to the specifications of its clients)は前置詞句(副詞相当)
「クライアントの仕様に合わせて」
動詞を修飾
Bob arrived late.
The presentation was mainly focused on climate change.
形容詞を修飾
Your speech was really good.
他の副詞を修飾
Tony works very hard.
句を修飾
I saw her just a few minutes ago.
just「ほんの」
節を修飾
The information will be used only when it is necessary.
only
文全体を修飾
Unfortunately, the project didn't work out.
unfortunately「残念ながら」
[TOEICの問題文での例]
副詞が形容詞を修飾する
7.The sale was a surprisingly great success condidering
the advertising campaign did not begin until one week
before the event.
surprisingly→great
副詞が動詞を修飾する
16.Doe to a shceduling conflict, th4e invited guest
speaker politely declined our offer to present at next
month's conference.
politely→declined
48.The board of directors is still waiting for final
confirmation that Jessica Mathers will accept the CEO
position.
still
Featuring a state-of-the-art recording facility and
renowned soud engineers, Shire Studios is fully
booked until May of next year.
fully「完全に、十分に」
21.Klein Investments has skillfully maintained the trust
of its clients throughout the firm's 30 years in the
finance industry.
skillfully「巧みに」
24.Although the conference facility had initially been
scheduled to open in spring of next year, the date has
been pushed back to mid-June.
*過去完了の受動態
initially「もともとは」
副詞が副詞を修飾する
52.A majority of employees responded surprisingly
sympathetically when asked how the company should
handle the financial crisis.
surprisingly「驚くほどに」
副詞が句を修飾する
28.Belont Publishing is currently offering a reduced
rate specifically to encourage people to sign up for a
three-year subscription.
specifically「特に」→ to encourage people(句)
currently → is offering
その他の修飾例
副詞が数字を修飾する
44. By focusing its marketing on an older clientele, Kane
Clothirs was able to expand its suctomer base by
nealy 30%.
nearly「ほとんど、ほぼ」
