Questions tagged [adverbial-phrases]
Adverbial phrase (also known as adverb phrase) is a term for two or more words functions adverbially (i.e. as an adverb).
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Which of "almost don't talk to each other" or "almost never talk to each other" is correct?
a. My sons almost don't talk to each other.
b. My sons almost never talk to each other.
Are both of the above sentences grammatically correct and do they mean the same?
I use (b). (a) sounds a bit ...
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"A way" or "any way" , what is correct?
What of these is correct? and if both are correct, what is there any difference or connotation in the meaning? or, are there different in terms of formality?
Is there a way you could send me the ...
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Is there a rule for using adverbial clauses/phrases directly after conjunctions?
I went to the park because I needed to clear my head, and when it was morning, I returned home.
In this sentence, we see two subordinate clauses and two independent clauses.
The two subordinate ...
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Is this prepositional phrase adjective or adverb?
Is this prepositional phrase "with same sex quickstep" an adjective describing "history" or adverb modifying "makes in the sentence below?
Andrew Makes ‘Dancing With The ...
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A phrase function : adverb phrase or adjective phrase
In text book, there is a sentence which I can't analyze.
She's very conventional in her views.
Is a preposition phrase(in her views) an adverb phrase or an adjective phrase?
, Or does it function a ...
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difference between an adjective phrase and an adverbial phrase
In a web-site, I happen upon a sentence I can’t understand grammatically.
Famished from the journey, John decided to hunker down with his horse.
They mark that a front part is an adjective phrase.
I ...
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Is the prepositional phrase an adverbial or adjective phrase
In the sentence quoted below are the prepositions "for 2021" and "without latest software" acting as an adjective or adverb?
"Fossil announces new smartwatches for 2021 ...
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Telic /atelic verb phrases
What is the best way to identify the verb phrase as telic/atelic apart from adding durational adverbials(such as in-adverbial and for-adverbial) and using such lexical verbs as stop/finish?
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“Don’t jump on the couch.” Ambiguity
Can “don’t jump on the couch” mean “don’t jump off the couch,” or does it only mean “don’t jump onto the couch”?
How to recommend someone be on the couch and then jump? I think there’s no word like “...
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Adverbial prepositional phrase order
“I ate too much in the restaurant.”
“I ate in the restaurant too much.”
Is there a difference between them?
“too much” and “in the restaurant” are both adverbial.
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How Is This A subordinate Clause?
The instructor said that the sentence below contains a subordinate clause ("... if only for financial reasons."), but I feel that what is being called a 'subordinate clause,' is just a ...
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Can an adverbial clause modify only a verb?
Can an adverbial clause modify only a verb?
Down below, words in bold are verbs modified.
Italic clauses are clauses modifying the verbs
Example 1,
Getting bullied because he was shorter was ...
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Using “in between” as an adverb
Can we use “in between” when talking about something between two things when those two things are not specified? Example: Let’s
say I am watching this video
with a friend of mine. Can I say, “The cat ...
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Comma before adverbial phrase at end of sentence
I am using a grammar software and it constantly tells me to use commas before what I think is an adverbial phrase at the end of a sentence (and thus is not predceded by a comme). An example:
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The usage of "at intervals"
The ponds are linked with each by waterfalls at intervals from higher terraces to the lower ones.
The sentence is a translation from Chinese to English describing a huge pond formed by several ...
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<very well above>, <so well above>, <so much above>
Are the phrases “very well above,” “so well above,” and “so much above” correct? Example sentences:
The bridge is very well above us.
The bridge is so well above us!
The bridge is so much above us!
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The position of "such as Google, Facebook, and Instagram"
I'd like to learn what places fit "such as Google, Facebook, and Instagram" in the following sentence.
The internet brought new applications into our lives such as Google,
Facebook, and ...
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Can these questions be answered with these answers?
I am trying to reach the question form by going through its standard sentence form. In my native language, Turkish,
The question form of
I'm talking about the money that is for your education = I'm ...
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What does "On what subject did you conduct studies?" exactly ask about?
I know that a question can directly be related to a verb.
However, can it refer to a noun rather than the verb?
For example;
On what subject did you conduct studies?
I think that this question can ...
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Is it possible to use “next” between subject and verb?
When we next see Alex and Max, who are presently parents of two
children, they will have had a new baby in their family.
Source: English Grammar Digest by Trudy Aronson.
I know Only a few adverbs of ...
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position of "Addressing concerns over the impact of the release"
What's the difference between the following sentences? Suppose the sentence occurs in the third paragraph of a news report, and the first paragraph mentions the decision faces opposition from home and ...
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The usage of "but" in a sentence
Please take a look at this passage:
It is due to a misunderstanding that most modern sculptures are
monochromatic. When ancient sculptures were exhumed years ago, they
were discovered to be uncolored....
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Is this phrase an adverbial phrase modifying the verb “competed”?
I competed in the marathon, not because I wanted to...
Is "not because I wanted to" an adverbial phrase that modifies the verb "competed"?
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Is "without" a preposition or an adverb in "Without thinking where I was going"? Lexical word or grammatical word?
I'm doing my English homework and I have this doubt so I would appreciate your help. I need to know whether "without" is a preposition or an adverb in this specific sentence in order to ...
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Is this a correct analysis of an adverbial prepositional phrase?
I am trying to analyse what I judge a compound sentence with an adverbial phrase (in italics) placed at the beginning:
In what turned out to be a common experience for many people who tried to create ...
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Plurals: "As matters of fact", "As matter of facts", and "As matters of facts" which one(s) when? if any?
I am wondering which one is correct or when/where one should use them:
As matters of facts, A did X and B did Y.
As matters of fact, A did X and B did Y.
As matter of facts, A did X and B did Y.
I ...
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no later than ~ VS by no later than ~
I am familiar with "no later than"". However, I have seen "by no later than".
As far as I know, "no later than" has meaning as follows.
by a particular time and ...
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Question About adveral clause
The things as they are expected to help us,
As sentence above, I heard that 'as clause' is a adverbal clause, but I want to
know that what someone said is right, that is, This adverbal clause
modifies ...
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Conditionals and adverb clauses
(1) If I ate too much food now, I wouldn't be able to eat anything else when my pizza arrives in 30 minutes.
Is the arrives correct here?
(2) If I didn't sleep now, I would look terrible when I go ...
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What's the problem with "Colonization hundreds of years ago is held accountable for such situation"?
I wrote the following sentence.
Colonization hundreds of years ago is held accountable for such situation.
I think I have used "hundreds of years ago" as a modifier of "colonization&...
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Adverbial modifier after than?
I read a sentence as follows from a book by a Harvard professor(born in the U.S.A.):
Despite the fact that farming required more strenuous physical exertion than most urban jobs, the rural grain ...
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Does "right upstairs" mean "on the floor directly above"?
Background
This line from Monk: Mr. Monk Makes a Friend (2007) motivates this question. Adrian Monk says this just outside his home to a friend of his.
Come on, I live right upstairs.
Just from this,...
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My question is about adverb aspect of 'hard' [closed]
Is it okay to say:
the driver was driving hard because the weather was dark.
Or
do we say:
the weather was hard dark so the driver couldn't see a thing.
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Can a noun clause be part of an adverbial phrase?
For example:
"He was punished for what he did to his brother."
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Surprisingly enough vs very surprisingly
I am not a native speaker of english language but I have noted that surprisingly enough is used more often than very surprisingly. What is the real difference between two?
Enough and very both are ...
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The police questioned everyone in the room. Here "in the room" is an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase
The police questioned everyone in the room.
Here "in the room" is an adjective phrase or an adverb phrase
I think it is an adverb phrase.But some of the teachers of our country think it an ...
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Sentences containing "refused to close his bar because"
a. He refused to close his bar because of the pandemic.
b. He refused to close his bar because there was a pandemic.
Are the above sentences grammatically correct, and do they make sense?
The intended ...
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modificational scope of "two years ago"
In the following sentence, does the "two years ago" describe the time of
buying or reading the book?
I bought the book which I had read two years ago and
which had the author's autograph.
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Meaning of 'All-out brawl'?
I know the meaning of 'brawl'.But what does this phrase 'all-out brawl' mean?
Thanks in Advance.
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'prevent from willing participating' or 'prevent from willingly participating'?
'prevent from willing participating' or 'prevent from willingly participating'?
For example:
His active vocabulary is rather limited, but this doesn’t prevent him
from willingly participating in ...
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too and either usage differences
A: I don't like oranges.
B: I don't like oranges either.
This is the right way to express this idea.
question 1: But why can't it be written like this:
B: I too don't like oranges.
question ...
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Can 'hardly' convey two opposite meanings based on its location in a sentence?
Is there a semantic difference between these two sentences?
I defended the case quite hardly.
vs.
I hardly defended the case.
For my understanding, these two sentences have an opposite ...
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Can this prepositional phrase be considered an adverbial phrase?
In this sentence: "Tom is playing God of War at Tim's house."
The prepositional phrase "at Tim's house" works as an adverbial phrase?
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"It was nice meeting you or it was nice talking to you", What's the grammar?
I'm not sure about this thing, but it has been tormenting me for a while. I can't really understand the grammatical structure of it was nice meeting you.
I mean, if nice in itself is an adjective, ...
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Use of tautology
I have read a sentence that SHOCKED me if it is correct. In the sentence I read the verb 'waste' preceding the adverb 'needlessly'.
Can anything be wasted under a need?
Does the adverb 'needlessly' ...
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Is the phrase "one too many times" an adverb? If it is, what kind of adverb is it?
If "one too many times" is an adverb
What kind of adveb is "one too many times"?
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for long vs. for a long time
I have not heard from him for long or for a long time.
Can I use for long and for a long time in the above sentence interchangeably? Or do these phrases have different meaning and usage?
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Is there a difference in meanig between "as someone told you to" and "as someone told you"
a. You didn't come home late last night, as your Dad told you to.
b. You didn't come home late last night, as your Dad told you.
Do these mean:
Your Dad told you to come home late last ...
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Can you explain me why?
I'm studying english now and something confused my mind.
Question;
"On average, the Japanese car companies are ........ ones in the world market.
A) the most productive
B) more productive
I ...
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so that... usage
1) You must carry on so that you will succeed
2)You must carry on so that you may succeed
3)You must carry on so that you can succeed
My grammar book is saying that sentence1 is wrong and ...
