英语状语虽然不是句子的主干成分，但其位置灵活，所表达的关系复杂，能做状语的结构较多，状语是学生比较难以把握的句子成分之一。状语可以修饰句子中的动词、形容词、副词乃至修饰整个句子，状语表明事物发展的态势与事物间的逻辑关系，可以由副词、非限定动词、短语或从句来充当。根据不同的结构做状语和状语的态势与逻辑关系分说如下：

一、副词作状语:

１、修饰动词

He tried to solve the problem, but he (quickly) gave up.

The government is trying to find a way to deal with the problem of pollution (effectively).

２、修饰形容词

Your kid is old (enough) to go to school.

The mountain covered with colorful leaves is (very) beautiful.

When you visit a (totally) different place the first time, the new food, habits and language might make you want to run all the way back.

３、修饰副词

Sound travels much faster than an airplane but light travels (even) faster than sound.

二、非限定动词（短语）做状语：非限定动词做状语逻辑主语一般为句子主语

Finding the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level. (现在分词做原因状语)

I stopped the car to take a short break as I was feeling tired.(不定式做目的状语)

When I was little, my mother used to sit by my bed, telling me stories till I fell asleep.(现在分词做伴随状语)

Offered an important role in a new movie, Andy has a chance to become famous.(过去分词做原因状语)

More highways have been built in China, making it much easier for people to travel form one place to another. （现在分词做结果状语）

三、介词短语做状语

With time going by, the boy has grown into a strong man. (时间状语)

He rent a house by the year.（方式状语）

A serious study of physics is impossible without some knowledge of mathematics.（条件状语）

This village is well-known for its beautiful sights.（原因状语）

He suddenly returned on a rainy night.(时间状语)

四、句子做状语（状语从句）

状语从句是用来做主句的状语，表明主句与从句之间的逻辑关系的一种从属复合句。状语从句的难点是状语从句类别繁多，关系复杂，在同一类型的状语从句中可以有多个连接词。状语从句的分类与含义如下表：