一、作時間狀語，多置於句首，也可置於句末。如例句1：
1、Arriving at the classroom, the children began to do cleaning.
二、作原因狀語，多置於句首或句末，也可置於句中。如例句2：
2、She doesn’t feel like eating anything, being ill for a few days.
三、作條件狀語，多置於句首。如例句3：
3. Working hard, you will succeed sooner or later.
四、作讓步狀語，多置於句首。如例句4：
4. Weighing almost one hundred kilos, the stone was moved by him alone.
五、作結果狀語，多置於句末。如例句5：
5. The song is sung all over the country, making it very popular.
六、作方式或伴隨狀語，多置於句末，也可置於句首。如例句6：
6. Travelling by car, we visited many exciting and beautiful places.
七、作方式或伴隨狀語，多置於句末，也可置於句首。如例句7：
7、He sat by the roadside, begging.