1. 要修飾 'I' (subject),
e.g. I smile like a carton character. (prepositional phrase, tells us 'I'
and 'like a cartoon character' are similar).
2. 要修飾 'smile' (verb)
e.g. I smile once/ sometimes/ from time to time. ( adverb/ adverbial of
frequency, tells us the frequency of the action),
e.g. I smile shyly. ( adverb of manner, tells us how 'I' do the action),
e.g. I smile in the garden / in front of an audience (prepositional phrase,
tells us where the action takes place; it is also seen as adverb of
place).
2011-06-28 21:46:14 補充:
The answer to your fill in the blank question is: the adverb 'happily' as you need an adverb to modify the verb 'smile'.
I smile a happy smile. a==indefinate article; happy==adjective. smile==noun.
I smile a bitter smile.
I smile with happiness. with==preposition; happiness==noun;
I smile with smilingly. smilingly==adverb