adverbial group

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• adverbial — [ad vʉr′bē əl, ədvʉr′bē əl] adj. 1. of an adverb 2. having the nature or function of an adverb 3. used to form an adverb [an adverbial suffix] n. Linguis. a word or word group that occurs in grammatical functions typical of adverbs (Ex.: the man… …   English World dictionary

• Adverbial — In grammar an adverbial is a word (an adverb) or a group of words (an adverbial phrase or an adverbial clause) that modifies or tells us something about the sentence or the verb. The word adverbial is also used as an adjective, meaning having the …   Wikipedia

• Adverbial phrase — An adverbial or adverbial phrase is a linguistic term for a single adverb or a group of more than one word operating adverbially, when viewed in terms of their syntactic function. Compare the following sentences: * I ll go to bed soon . * I ll go …   Wikipedia

• Adverbial clause — An adverbial clause is a clause that functions as an adverb. In other words, it contains subject (explicit or implied) and predicate, and it modifies a verb.* I saw Joe when I went to the store. (explicit subject I ) * He sat quietly in order to… …   Wikipedia

• adverbial — I UK [ədˈvɜː(r)bɪəl] / US [ədˈvɜrbɪəl] adjective linguistics relating to or containing an adverb an adverbial phrase Derived word: adverbially adverb II UK [ədˈvɜː(r)bɪəl] / US [ədˈvɜrbɪəl] noun [countable] Word forms adverbial : singular… …   English dictionary

• adverbial — ad|ver|bi|al1 [ əd vɜrbiəl ] adjective relating to or containing an adverb: an adverbial phrase ╾ ad|ver|bial|ly adverb adverbial ad|ver|bi|al 2 [ əd vɜrbiəl ] noun count LINGUISTICS a word or group of words used as an adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• adverbial — I noun a word or group of words function as an adverb • Hypernyms: ↑adverb II adjective of or relating to or functioning as an adverb (Freq. 1) adverbial syntax • Pertains to noun: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• adverbial — adverbially, adv. /ad verr bee euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or used as an adverb. n. 2. a word or group of words functioning as an adverb. [1605 15; < L adverbi(um) ADVERB + AL1; cf. LL adverbialis] * * * …   Universalium

• adverbial — ad•ver•bi•al [[t]ædˈvɜr bi əl[/t]] adj. 1) gram. of, functioning as, or forming an adverb 2) oce gram. a word or group of words functioning as an adverb • Etymology: 1605–15 ad•ver′bi•al•ly, adv …   From formal English to slang

• Nominal group (functional grammar) — Those five beautiful shiny Jonathan apples sitting on the chair In systemic functional grammar (SFG), a nominal group is a group of words which expresses an entity. A nominal group is widely regarded as synonymous to noun phrase in other… …   Wikipedia

• adverb group — adverb groups N COUNT An adverb group or adverbial group is a group of words based on an adverb, such as very slowly or fortunately for us . An adverb group can also consist simply of an adverb …   English dictionary