Understanding Adverbial Phrases

The video tutorial introduces adverbial phrases, revising the concept of phrases and explaining different types of adverbials: place, time, manner, reason, and frequency. Each type is defined with examples to illustrate how they modify verbs, adjectives, or sentences by providing additional information. The tutorial concludes with a prompt to take a quiz for further learning.

What is a phrase?

• A group of words that does not make complete sense

• A group of words that makes complete sense

• A single word

• A complete sentence

Which of the following is a noun phrase?

• The white curtain

• In the park

• Running fast

• Should study

What does an adverbial phrase modify?

• Only adjectives

• Verbs, adjectives, or complete sentences

• Only verbs

• Only nouns

Which of the following is an adverbial of place?

• Yesterday

• Near the sea

• Quickly

• Because he was late

What question does an adverbial of time answer?

• Where?

• How?

• When?

• Why?

Which phrase is an example of an adverbial of manner?

• Since last century

• Usually in the weekends

• More easily than her classmates

• For a week

What does an adverbial of reason explain?

• The frequency of an action

• The reason behind an action

• The time of an action

• The place of an action

Which of the following is an adverbial of frequency?

• As his daughter is sick

• Very quickly

• Beneath the table

• Regularly at the hospital

What is the role of adverbials of frequency?

• To show the regularity of an action

• To explain the reason for an action

• To indicate the time of an action

• To describe the manner of an action

Which phrase is an example of an adverbial of reason?

• As his daughter is sick

• Since last century

• Usually in the weekends

• More slowly than before