Adverbial types

What adverbials

Time, condition, concession, contrast, conditional-concessive, cause and reason, result, degree-result, purpose

Time (explanation)

relates event to a point, duration, or sequence in time, (A) will happen at the moment (B) happens

Time (possibilities)

as, since, before, after, till, until, when(ever), immediately, as soon as, the moment (that), once

Condition (explanation)

Uncertain requirement for the matrix clause to happen, (A) will happen on condition that (B) happens

Condition (possibilities)

if, when(ever), unless, provided (that), supposing (that), on condition that

Concession (explanation)

Breaks expectation, expresses suprise / obstacle

Concession (possibilities)

even if, even though, nevertheless

Contrast (explanation)

Juxtaposes two distinct facts without counter-expectation

Contrast (possibilities)

whereas, while, where

Conditional-concessive (explanation)

Outcome holds true regardless of the condition

Conditional-concessive (possibilities)

even if, even though

Alternative conditional-concessive (explanation)

Offers a binary choice where both choices lead to the same result

Alternative conditional-concessive (possibilities)

whether… or (not)

Universal conditional-concessive (explanation)

Outcome stands firm across an infinite spectrum of possibilities

Universal conditional-concessive (possibilities)

whatever, whoever, no matter what, no matter how, however (adj/adv)

Reason (explanation)

Conscious agent motive

Reason & cause (possibilities)

because, since, as, seeing (that), given that, now (that), for

Cause (explanation)

Objective / physical trigger (Y so that X)

Result (explanation)

Consequence or outcome of the matrix clause (X so that Y)

Result (possibilities)

so that, (and) so

Degree-result (possibilities)

so…that, such…that, too…to, enough…to

Purpose (explanation)

Desired goal, objective, or intended outcome

Purpose (possibilities)

to-inf, in order to, so as to, so that, in order that, lest, in case