How do adverbs work with multiple clauses in a sentence?


Using two somewhat different uses of the te form as examples.

> 彼女はいつになくはしゃいでよくしゃべった

Does the adverb "unusually" describe both "being in high spirits" and "being
talkative"?

> 船はすこしの絶間｛たえま｝なく黒い煙｛けぶり｝を吐いて浪｛なみ｝を切って進んで行く。

Does the "without pause" adverb describe the way the ship belched black smoke,
its movement, the whole "movement while splitting waves and belching black
smoke"?




It is ambiguous.

However, in the first sentence you can imagine that SHE was very high and
talked a lot. It is ambiguous to know without context but I can see here
laughing and talking more compare to usual day.

For the second sentence, you know SHIP does go without pause; it doesn't stop
and go. So, it is the black smoke the adverb is describing. I doesn't matter
if the adverb also describe the ship itself. It does move without pause
regardless.

