Exercise 1. State the kind of the adverbial modifier. Say what the adverbial modifier is expressed by.

1. "I heard him knocking, so I ran upstairs to let him in." (Greene).

2. All at once the sheep-dog leapt to its feet. (Bates).

3. Ben was too busy to hear him now ... (Aldridge).

4. Gabriel tried to cover his agitation by taking part in the dance with great energy. (Joyce).

5. I'm here, I'm working, morning, noon and night. (Berkeley).

6. Sophie pulled out the dress without saying anything. (Huxley).

7. There was a road to Cairo which went west across the desert. (Aldridge).

8. They went down the stairs side by side. (Maugham).

9. Sometimes it is a joy in the very heart of hell to tell the truth. (Chesterton)