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adverbial phrase

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adverbial phrase

Group of words that modifies the meaning of an adverb. Words before the adverb are ‘premodifers’ and after ‘postmodifers’. Adverbial phrases can, in turn, modify another adverb or an adjective.
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An adverbial phrase might follow to make the sentence complex ("Before going to the store, Mary writes a proposal, and Hank watches television") or a second proper noun added for a compound subject ("Before going to the store, Joe and Mary write a proposal, and Hank watches television").
The four basic principles of grammar by Kratzke, Peter / Academic Exchange Quarterly
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