An adverbial phrase is a linguistic term for a phrase with an adverb as head. The term is used in syntax.
Adverbial phrases can consist of a single adverb or more than one. Extra adverbs are called intensifiers. An adverbial phrase can modify a verb phrase, an adjectival phrase or an entire clause.
Examples of adverbial phrases in English:
* oddly enough
* very nicely
* quickly
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