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adverbial phrase

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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.

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How, Where, Why: What Adverbial Phrases Will Tell YouAn adverbial phrase is a group of words that refines the meaning of a verb, adjective, or adverb. Similar to adverbs, adverbial phrases modify other words by explaining why, how, where, or when an action occurred. They may also describe the conditions of an action or object, or the degree to which an action or object was affected. Consider the following sentence: “He drove the …
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What Are Prepositional Phrases?Prepositional phrases are the kinds of things you use all the time without thinking about them. They’re groups of words that begin with a preposition and end with an object. Prepositions are words like about, across, after, for, and in. You’ll see them in simple prepositional phrases, like about zebras, after school, and with friends. Objects of Prepositions When we say object, we mean the …
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adventurism, adventurous, adverb, adverb clause, adverbial, adverbial phrase, advergame, adversarial, adversary, adversaryism, adversative
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