What are adverbial phrases?

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Adverbial phrases

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Adverbial phrases

Adverbial phrases are phrases that do the work of adverbs. They tell

how, when, where or why.

On the wide African savannah, Zac sang songs in a sweet, high voice to woo his true love.

Adverbial phrases begin with a preposition or an infinitive.

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What do these adverbial phrases tell? Which word are they adding meaning to?Edie replied with a defiant tone: “I shall not eat my sprouts!”In the meantime, Max and his baby sister slept soundly. We usually eat our lunch under the tree. The game was cancelled because of heavy rain.Felicity scattered rose petals here and there. Zac sang sweet ballads to win her approval.

how

when

wherewhywherewhy

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Adverbial phrases

• An adverb adds meaning to a verb, adjective or another adverb. • Adverbial phrases do the work of

adverbs, telling how, when, where and why.• In the following sentence, the

adverbial phrase is red: Meet me around the back.

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