What does adverbial phrase mean?
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ad·ver·bial phrase
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adverbial phrasenoun
A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.
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Adverbial phrase
In linguistics, an adverbial phrase ("AdvP") is a multi-word expression operating adverbially: its syntactic function is to modify other expressions, including verbs, adjectives, adverbs, adverbials, and sentences. Adverbial phrases can be divided into two types: complement adverbs and modifier adverbs. For example, in the sentence She sang very well, the expression very well is an adverbial phrase, as it modifies the verb to sing. More specifically, the adverbial phrase very well contains two adverbs, very and well: while well modifies the verb to convey information about the manner of singing (for example, She sang well versus She sang badly), very is a degree modifier that conveys information about the degree to which the action of singing well was accomplished (for example, Not only did she sing well, she sang very well).
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Adverbial phrase
An adverbial phrase is a linguistic term for a group of two or more words operating adverbially, when viewed in terms of their syntactic function. Compare the following sentences: ⁕I'll go to bed soon. ⁕I'll go to bed in an hour. ⁕I'll go to bed when I've finished my book. In the first, soon is an adverb, and it is an adverbial. Clearly, in the second sentence, in an hour has the same syntactic function, though it does not contain an adverb; therefore, a prepositional phrase consisting of a preposition and a noun can function as an adverbial and is called an adverbial phrase. In the third sentence, we see a whole clause functioning as an adverbial; it is termed an adverbial clause. Adverb phrases, are phrases that do the work of an adverb in a sentence. They, like adverbs, can describe: ⁕Time She will be arriving in a short time. ⁕Place He is waiting near the wall. ⁕Manner They are discussing the matter in a civilized way.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of adverbial phrase in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of adverbial phrase in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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