Adverbial Phrase
* What is an Adverbial Phrase?
==> An Adverb phrase is sometimes called an adverbial phrase but,
strictly speaking, the two terms are best kept separate to avoid confusion.
Remember
that an adverb phrase is a phrase that has an adverb as its head:
Examples:
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You’re not thinking very clearly.
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Do you come here very
often?
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I know her quite
well.
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In the background an organ was playing very softly.
* What is an Adverb Phrase?
==> An
Adverbial phrase is any phrase that can function as an adverbial in a
sentence. Not only adverb phrases, but also noun phrases and prepositional
phrases, etc., can therefore be classed as adverbial phrase.
- Noun phrase function as adverb phrase (see noun phrase)
Examples:
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We go there every
summer.
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She moved out the
very next day.
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Are you just going to sit there all day?
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I feel tired the
whole time.
- Prepositional phrase as Adverbial phrase. (see Prepositional Phrase)
Examples:
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They stood watching from a safe distance.
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I thought he behaved with great dignity.
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On the landing
there was a small table.
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I’ve never felt so awful in my life.
- Adverb Phrases functions as Adverbials Phrase (see Adverb phrase)
Examples:
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The traffic is moving very slowly.
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I don’t think we’re doing this unnecessarily carefully.
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We meet for coffee fairly
often.
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My friend her speaks French absolutely fluently.
- Infinitive Phrase as Adverbials phrase (see infinitive phrase)
Examples:
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I work hard to get MBA.
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The students were eager to learn about Bob's
vacation.
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Have you ever stopped to think about your goals in
life?
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I am going to
the store to buy a 100-watt light bulb.
- Participle phrase as adverbial phrase (see Participle phrase)
Examples:
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His
objection, if listened to, would wreak the plan.
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She went
out looking for her dog.
- Absolute phrase as adverbial phrase (see Absolute phrase)
Example:
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Far and
away, he behaves badly to me.
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Very
often, they stay at home.
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