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adverbial phrase

adverbial phrase noun: a phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.

Noun

adverbial phrase (plural adverbial phrases)

  1. A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.

Forms of adverbial phrase

pluraladverbial phrases
alternative formadverb phrase

Questions about adverbial phrase

What does adverbial phrase mean?
Adverbial phrase means a phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase.
What part of speech is adverbial phrase?
Adverbial phrase is a noun.
What is the plural of adverbial phrase?
The plural of adverbial phrase is adverbial phrases.

Words near adverbial phrase in the dictionary

  1. adverbial of time
  2. adverbial participle
  3. adverbial participles
  4. adverbial particle
  5. adverbial particles
  6. adverbial phrase
  7. adverbial phrases
  8. adverbialisation
  9. adverbialisations
  10. adverbialise
  11. adverbialised

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