Use of adjuncts

Prabhat was leading the cow to the field.

An adjunct is a word or group of words added to a clause. Adjuncts are sometimes
referred to as adverbials, adverb phrases, or adverbial phrases.
The mist soon disappeared.
Maya smiled sweetly.
The chairman was particularly impressed.
She groped in the darkness.

Adjuncts consist of adverbial groups and prepositional phrases.
Adverbial groups
Swarna acted very well.
The principal spoke very highly of his students' achievements.
Roshan drives his car very carefully.
Our team did not play efficiently as expected.
He fixed the glass carefully.

Prepositional phrases
A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and a noun group.
Many books were lying on the table.
She heard a strange noise coming from her room.
He met hermits in his travels to India.
When you travel to Colombo on your right is Lake House.
Father refused to drive me to school.
Prepositional phrases usually come after verbs.
Samson lives in Colombo.
Stay out of this problem!
Some prepositional phrases indicate the direction of movements.
Shyama walked into the room and closed the door.
Prabhat was leading the cow to the field.
The elephants came out of the jungle.
The robber pulled a gun out of his bag.
Senaka took me to India.

Some prepositional phrases indicate where an activity takes place.
Children were playing in the park.
The conference was held at the BMICH.
My brother practises law in the United States.
Adjuncts are usually placed after the verb or the object.
Nihal packed the goods carefully.
She would come and talk for hours.
Nirmala applied for the post immediately.

Roshan drives his car very carefully.

An adjunct can be placed at the beginning of a sentence for emphasis.
In her excitement Sally had forgotten the answer.
After much agitation, the government agreed to give some concessions.

An adjunct is sometimes placed between the subject and the verb.
John quickly collected his books and ran home.
He often quarrels with his friends.
Mother carefully packed clothes into my suitcase.
Lalitha happily listened to her mother.

Some adjuncts are always placed in front of verbs.
She always comes late.
Have you ever been to Iraq?
We frequently travel to Kandy.
I rarely meet my friends.
Athletes regularly practise.
We seldom go to school on Sunday.