an adjective phrase acts like an adjective and modifies the noun or pronoun in the sentence. an adverb phrase acts like an adverb and modifies the verb, adjective, or adverb in the sentence.
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adverb is a single word like literally adverbial phrase is to be found in sentences, for example literally speaking,I dont have a clue...
The easiest way to identify and differentiate between an adjective phrase and adverbial phrase is: Whenever<u>,</u> A preposition is with a noun or pronoun or has relation to such that it modifies the noun and pronoun It is an **adjective phrase.** For example: He stood between his mother and his father. Here the underlined word is an adjective phrase as it has a relation to the subject (He) and modifying him All the other prepositional phrases are adverbial phrase As they modify the verb, an adverb or an adjective. For example: Draw a line under each word you don't know. Here underlined word is adverbial phrase (as there is no relation between the underlined word and the subject)
A prepositional phrase is a phrase that is headed off by a preposition, and can often act as an adverbial phrase if it answers the questions How?, Where? or When?.An adverbial phrase is a phrase that acts as an adverb (something that modifies a verb, adverb, or adjective); often they may appear in form of a prepositional phrase, but are not necessarily limited to prepositional phrases. For example:1.My parents come to visit me several times a week: several times a week is an adverbial phrase telling me when, and it does not consist of a prepositional phrase.2.My parents stayed in town for several weeks: for several weeks is an adverbial phrase also telling me when, but this time employing a prepositional phrase to deliver this adverb. In town is also and adverbial phrase answering where, and employing a prepositional phrase to convey this information.
An adverb phrase is two or more words that act as an adverb. It would be modified by an adverb or another adverb phrase.
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No. But the prepositional phrase "in it" is an adverb phrase.
"All together" is a two-word phrase meaning "as one," or "unanimously." "Altogether" is an adverb meaning "entirely."
No, "in spite of" is a prepositional phrase that is used to show contrast or opposition between two ideas. It is not an adverb.
It is an adverb phrase (tells where).