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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How to know when to use adverb or adverbial phrase?
Ex- In the sentence "look here" here is the adverb of the verb. If I write "look at here" why is this wrong? Can't I consider "at here" as the adverbial phrase with at ...
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Grammatical Unit İdentifying Problem
Fearing the old woman would be frightened by their
being alone, and not hoping that the sight of him would
disarm her suspicions, he took hold of the door and drew
it towards him
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vodka in my soda
a. I had vodka in my soda.
b. I drank vodka in my soda.
Are these grammatically correct?
I think (a) is and (b) is not.
(a) would just mean there was vodka in my soda. I might not even have drunk it. ...
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past participle indicating time
And as for staying tea, I can't hear of it; for there's this dairymaid, now she knows she's to be married, turned Michaelmas, she'd as lief pour the new milk into the pig-trough as into the pans.
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Difference between in and for in perfect tense with duration
Compare the following sentences:
I have lived here for 10 years. [a]
I have lived here on and off for 10 years. [b]
I have lived here every summer for 10 years. [c]
As I know, the period of time ...
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He was bawling his eyes out. (his eyes are complement or object?)
He was bawling his eyes out.
I think if someone says 'He was bawling', this makes sense.
But in which way, was he bawling? Making his eyes out?
If I am correct, I would like to regard 'his eyes out' ...
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they come from around Austin
a. Our customers come from around Austin.
b. Our customers come from all around Austin.
Do those sentences mean
They come from different places in Austin
They come from places near Austin (but not ...
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What is the difference between the word "where" in these two questions?
1-Where is Andrew?
2-Do you know where Andrew is?
I think in the first statement it's (wh word and) object and second one might acting like preposition.
I am wondering why auxiliary verb and the name &...
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What tenses work with "all the time"?
I was very lucky the first time I played tennis. I won the first four games and was beginning the fifth when the man I was playing against said with a shouting voice "I stop playing against you. ...
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people these days/the people these days
The people these days are not interested in avantgarde movies.
People these days are not interested in avantgarde movies.
Is there a difference in the meanings of these sentences?
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Usage of adjuncts this week / month / year
I am your math teacher this week / month / year.
I will be your math teacher this week / month / year.
I have been your math teacher this week / month / year.
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What are you doing up at this late hour?
What are you doing up at this late hour?
Can I rewrite the sentence above as below?
(Being) Up at this late hour, what are you doing?
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Relative adjective using when
I'm learning how the relative pronoun when works in a sentence. While combining this clause
The day was snowy. My brother was born on that day.
I came up with 2 forms of relative adjective clauses.
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Identifying a prepositional phrase as an adverb or adjective
I am having a difficult time identifying whether the prepositional phrase in the following sentence is acting as an adverb or an adjective. Here is the sentence:
Did they really buy all the guys ...
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"from way back" as an adverbial
How is "from way back" used as an adverbial? Can it be used in a present-tense sentence? The following is an example sentence of "from way back" in the OED. Is it natural in ...
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Can "from" used to show a consequence?
They're affected from being unable to live their normal lives because areas of land are contaminated
I think "being unable to live their normal lives" is a consequence of being affected.
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Does this question remain the same when it is a subordinate clause: "Who can tell me what day is it today?"
This is from an English teaching web site School conversation (see:01:15)
Who can tell me what day is it today?
As we know, a question sentence changes structure when it functions as a subordinate ...
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present participle as an adverbial?
The use of some words in English grammar resources is expressed as follows:
1-) I passed the exam by studying.
2-) I cut the paper using scissor.
Why isn't '' by '' added in 2 ? or Why isn't the word '...
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up to five/until five
a. The police had a list of the people who were in the building up to five o'clock.
b. The police had a list of the people who were in the building until five o'clock.
In which of the above sentences
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in four months / after four months / four months later
Are the following boldfaced options okay? If any one of them is not okay, could you explain why?
The judge sentenced the murderer to death on December 15 last year, and he was executed in four months ...
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cooked it well as you wanted
a. I cooked the pie in a clay dish as you wanted.
b. I cooked the pie in a clay dish, as you wanted.
Is there a difference in the meanings of the above sentences?
Does the comma change anything?
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without telling me
a. There are places where you can't go without telling me.
Does that mean:
You have to tell me that you are going there before you go.
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Could I use future with the when clause in this case?
Could you send it when the Christmas rush will be over.
Could you send it when the Christmas rush is over.
Are they both grammatical and what is the difference in their meaning?
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Can an "adverb of time" modify a noun/ noun phrase?
I'm aware that an "adverb of time" usually just modifies a verb and answers the question "when". But, I'm a bit confused with this sentence here:
"He completed a course for a ...
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Present participle as a verb modifier or reduced adjective clause? [closed]
I've been working hard on this grammar topic but I still haven't fully figured it out.
1-) These are machines that take room air and extract the nitrogen, producing greater than 90% pure oxygen.
The ...
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reduced adjective clause or adverbial?
These are machines that take room air and extract the nitrogen, producing greater than %90 pure oxygen.
Is '' producing ''reduced adjective clause or adverbial?
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The difference from the present tense and the present-perfect tense in an adverb clause
I learnt at school that you use the present tense in an adverb clause even if you mention the future, but I often encounter adverb clauses with the present-perfect tense. I would like to know the ...
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Can I use "above that", "beyond that" or "from there" to refer to an age group?
I was told that native speakers sometimes use above with ages. An example could be that anyone above the age of 18 is allowed to participate.
Therefore, I can use "above that" in my sentence ...
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The independence "one from the other": an adverbial phrase?
This is the sentence in question from The Cambridge Companion to Chomsky by James McGilvray:
Evidence for both kinds of modularity comes from the independence one from the other of the various ...
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Deciding the semantic role of an adverbial clause starting with "with"
The sentence at issue is
When I woke up with my legs dangling over the side of the bed, my feet touched something other than the floor.
Could you help me determine whether "with my legs ...
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What are example usages of the preposition 'during' in a noun phrase?
I've met all my good friends during my stay in New York.
The band hit the big time during the 1990s.
Please remain seated during the performance.
Above are three example usages of the preposition '...
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killing a cash cow for
a. You are killing a cash cow for both of us.
b. You are killing what is a cash cow for both of us.
Are both of the above sentences grammatical and meaningful?
My problem in (a) is that it seems to be ...
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Adverb phrase vs adjective phrase …
Take this money and buy some bandages in the shop.
Here in the shop — acts as a adjective or adverb.
Because in the shop indicates place, it also modifies bandages so it can be adjective-like. So plz ...
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Dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence which modifies the predicate
I’m looking for a term that describes the dependent clause at the beginning of a sentence that modifies the predicate (not sure if I’m describing this accurately). For example, in the sentence “With a ...
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Does 'during the summer' imply how long does the activity take or when does the activity happen?
This exercise is from BC Learn English Web site I don't understand why it should only be in the 'when' column (according to the answer key)
During on Cambridge Dictionary:
a)From the beginning to the ...
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what does 'with n as adj' mean?
The sentence:
A WSGI-compliant server or gateway should document what variables it provides, along with their definitions as appropriate.
How to understand with their definitions as appropriate?
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as she was opening her presents
a) As she was opening her presents, so was I.
b) As she was opening her presents, so did I.
I think (b) means something slightly different and implies that I started and finished while she was opening ...
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where vs after which
A native speaker corrected my essay. This is his version. I think "where" clearly modifies the 2012 level because, to modify "during 2015", "after which" would be used. ...
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as our enemies are joining forces
a. As our enemies are joining forces, so should we.
b. We should join forces as our enemies are.
c. We should join forces, as our enemies are.
Which could mean
We should join forces because our ...
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what does the phrase ''such as'' mean? [closed]
I am confused about the phrase ''such as'' in the following sentence.
in second part the pronoun ''it'' make me comfused and the ''it'' seems to refer the phrase ''the genuine teaching of the Buddha&...
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Child as he was / a child as he was
Child as he was, Tom knew a lot about science.
Why can't " A child as he was" be used instead?
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Pronouns referring and antecedents structure confusing
Someone moved paper from a space meant for the storage of shared materials and intended to store them in a room they are solely using.
I’m not sure how to fix the combination of the content for the ...
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Adverbial phrase across multiple sentences
Consider the following toy example:
Chess is a board game. More precisely, there are 2 players. There is an 8 by 8 grid. There are 6 kinds of pieces. There are...
It seems to me that the scope of ...
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apples in the fridge
Can one say
a. I ate apples in the fridge.
instead of
b. I ate apples that were in the fridge.
I don't know why (a) sounds to me as if I was in the fridge when I ate the apples. "In the fridge&...
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Confusion between adjectival phrase and adverbial phrase
I passed the ball to him.
Here, is "to him" modifying the object "ball" or the action verb "passed"?
How can we know for sure?
I have been to several websites before I ...
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This case in the CGEL puzzles me
In the CGEL(Quirk et al), the case below puzzles me because an adverb phrase or a prepositional phrase rarely serves as subject.
10.15 Adverbial forms as subject:
(1) Slowly is exactly how he speaks.
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Does the meaning of a sentence change when I change the order of the adverbial (preposition) phrases in it
i always thought that when we have more than one adverbial phrase (two mostly)
They hold equal emphasis or modify the verb at the same level.
Is it correct, i thought it was correct.
Read the ...
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Why use an adverb in "an arbitrarily large number"
Why use "arbitrary" as an adverb in the following expression:
an arbitrarily large number
taken from wiktionary.
Where is the verb?
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A question about a adverb phrase
We are here to provide the public with a service.
In tasks candidates are presented with a point of view, argument and problem.
Sources are Oxford learner's dictionaries ; provide and the ...
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"If necessary " in clause of condition
If necessary, you can contact me on the weekend.
Some information of the subordinate clause is omitted.
How does "if+ adjective" work?
Is there a rule?
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