Adverbial phrases

Wala: Use of adverbs and adverbial phrases

Lo: Identify adverbial phrases.

What is an adverb?

Uses Of adverbs and adverbial phrases

 Just as an adverb can modify a verb, adjective or another adverb, an adverb phrase of more than one word can further describe a verb, adverb, or adjective.

What is adverbial phrases

An Adverb Phrase

An adverb phrase is simply a group of two or more words that function as an adverb in a sentence.

Adverb Phrases

Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why or when something was done, as you'll see in the adverb phrase examples below.

Consider the following sentences:

I parked the car.

I parked the car here.

I parked the car right here.

I parked the car right here under the bridge.

Adverbial Phrases

The first sentence does not contain an adverb or adverb phrase at all.

The second sentence contains the adverb "here" to describe where the car was parked.

The third sentence contains the adverb phrase "right here," which emphasizes where the car was parked and employs a phrase instead of a single adverb.

Examples

Near the edge

Through the looking glass

Over the rainbow

To understand better

For happily ever after

Any time

Yesterday afternoon

After a few minutes

Adverb Phrase in a Sentence

Bob nodded like a bobblehead.

Meet me at the mall later this evening.

Without thinking, he turned down the road.

In the forest, many creatures snarl and growl.

I will not do that, never in a million years!

Quiz Time

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with an adverbial phrase.

• Temperatures reached 106 degrees Fahrenheit .

• At 4 o'clock, open the gates.

• It's past my bedtime.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence with an adverbial phrase.

• We will arrive in a little while.

• I would like to eat something.

Multiple Choice

Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence.

..................................., we must finish our project.

• Before the holidays

• Next door

Multiple Choice

What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?

The girl ran as quickly as she could to catch the bus.

• could

• as quickly as

• the girl

Multiple Choice

Choose the best adverbial phrase to complete the following sentence.

..................................... , the student answered the question.

• As fast as a shooting star

• However

• Although

Multiple Choice

What is the adverbial phrase in the following sentence?

Out in the garden, the children played.

• Out in the garden

• The children played.

Multiple Choice

Choose the adverb in the following sentence.

Sara cooks well.

• Sara

• Cooks

• Well