The Implication of Wrong Use of Verb and Adverbial Phrases on Final Year Students

Abstract
This research is focused on verbs and adverbial phrases, and the implication of the wrong uses on students. Data was gotten from answers of students who were the respondents to the questionnaire used. The verb is the basic word in a sentence. It is the key word that gives meaning to a concept. This definition takes care of doing words like jump, laugh, and dance and so on. The grammatical implication of these words is that the actions are being carried out. When a verb comes in a form of two or more words, it becomes a verb phrase. The definition of an adverb in terms of form may be misleading at times. This is so because some people hold the opinion that words ending in "Ly" is enough to identify an adverb. The role of adverbs is very central in the English language. Adverbials, comprise, adjuncts, conjuncts and disjuncts. Not many students can identify adverbs without the "ly" suffix, just as very few students are familiar with the clause of adverbs. From the research, it shows also that not many students can make use of adverbial phrases correctly. The unpredictable nature of the adverb poses problem to students. The research advises that teachers look at some basic words that are unavoidable in the teaching of verbs. Teachers should explain the finite, transitive and intransitive verbs. Adverbials include particles and phrases, therefore the term is more complex than the adverb as well' as its unpredictable nature. This should not persuade a teacher to overlook the concepts of adverbial phrase. The primary method of Data collection for the research is a questionnaire which is a survey instrument. There should be conscientious effort by English teachers and instructors to teach the rudiments of various word classes, especially verbs and adverbs. Emphasis should be on their functions and not merely their structures. Students of English as a second language should be made to understand that verbs are the predicators of sentences while adverbs are modifiers of verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. Some recommendations were made by the researcher.