adverbial phrase

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of adverbial phrase¹

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

Gu is to be supplied from the former phrase; gu suilbhear, cheerfully, an adverbial phrase.

From Project Gutenberg

A simile—in grammatical terms, an adverbial phrase—sometimes constitutes the second element.

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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 group of words consisting of an adverbial object with its modifier or modifiers forms an adverbial phrase ( 41).

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