Adverbial phrase
a group of two or more words that function together as an adverb, as the phrase in a minute in I’ll be with you in a minute.
Historical Examples
Its function is the same as that of an adverb (promptly) or an adverbial phrase (on the stroke of the bell).
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Since the indirect object is equivalent to an adverbial phrase, it is classed as a modifier of the verb.
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A simile—in grammatical terms, an adverbial phrase—sometimes constitutes the second element.
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A group of words consisting of an adverbial object with its modifier or modifiers forms an adverbial phrase ( 41).
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Write ten sentences, each containing a possessive noun modified; an appositive modified; an adverbial phrase modified.
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An infinitive may be modified by an adverb, an adverbial phrase, or an adverbial clause.
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An adjective used as a complement may be modified by an adverb, an adverbial phrase, or an adverbial clause.
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A participle may be modified by an adverb, an adverbial phrase, or an adverbial clause.
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In the fifth, but connects an adverb with an adverbial phrase (both being modifiers of the verb embarked).
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A phrase or a clause used as an adverbial modifier is called an adverbial phrase or clause.
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