状语是修饰动词的动作的。顾名思义，方式状语修饰的是动作的方式。
方式状语有三种形式：
副词
短语
从句
方式状语副词
表示做事的方式的副词，如badly, carefully, eagerly, happily, sadly等。
She checked the documents carefully. 她小心地检查了文档 (how did she check the documents?)。
They lived happily ever after. 他们之后幸福生活在一起。（how did they live?）
方式状语短语
By
交通工具
by air, by plane
by boat, by sea
by bus, by train, by taxi, by land
通讯方式
by email, by phone, by letter,
方式
by hand, by words
in
用什么语言
Can you speak it in English?
How to say “I love you” in Chinese?
用什么方式
Can you cook the meat in the traditional way?
With
表示用具体的工具
see with your eyes
think with your brain
write with a pen
run with Nike shoes
方式状语从句
方式状语引导词有as if/though, as 和 the way， 用来表示动作的方式
As if/though
He spoke with Li Ming happily as if they had been friends for many years. 他快乐得和李明说话，好像他们是多年的老朋友。
As
You should do the homework as I taught you. 你应该按我教你的方法做作业。
The way
You should live your life the way your elder brother did. 你应该和你的哥哥一样生活。