ADVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS
Some adverbial expression are formed by combining prepositions with nouns (or noun phrases), adjectives (adjective + a noun), adverbs, or a series of words. Note how this is done in the following examples:
Examples:
A long time ago, my uncle came to visit us for Christmas.
You hit me on purpose !
The movie is pretty good, far better than I expected.
We dated off and on for five years.
You must finish your studies somehow and other.
I can't think of it off hand.
ADVERBS + PREPOSITIONS
Prepositional phrases can be used for all of the adverbials we have encountered so far, including time and place adverbials when used as subject complements.
These are some of the most significant adverbial expressions in English:
My grandfather died long after the second World War.
I will meet with my friends shortly before mid-day.
The soccer game is almost over.
QUESTION: Complete the following sentence with the rigth adverb:
Nick has been going out with another woman ____________ this year and his girlfriend doesn't know this but she will know it _____________.