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- noun Plural form of
adverbial .
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Examples
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The term 'adverbials' subsumes them both, along with adverb clauses.
On postpositions DC 2009
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And of course, we can add adverbials of place or time to this:
On holding a speech DC 2009
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These elements are: objects (direct, indirect, prepositional), predicatives (aka predicate complements: subject complements and object complements) and adverbials (either obligatory or adjuncts).
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These elements are: objects (direct, indirect, prepositional), predicatives (aka predicate complements: subject complements and object complements) and adverbials (either obligatory or adjuncts).
TGIF: The Tale of Mr. Morton « Musings from an overworked translator 2009
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And of course, we can add adverbials of place or time to this:
Archive 2009-01-01 DC 2009
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For example, do you always punctuate adverbials (as one writing guide suggests) or is it a matter of preference (as another suggests)?
Archive 2008-01-01 DC 2008
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Grammar books point out positional preferences governing adverbials of place, time, manner, and so on.
On ordering adverbials DC 2008
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A correspondent writes to ask if there is a rule for the use of commas before end-placed optional adverbials.
Archive 2008-08-01 DC 2008
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But this is now -- to use one of Obama's favorite adverbials.
Mayhill Fowler: Obama In St Paul: The Victory, The New Start 2008
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For example, do you always punctuate adverbials (as one writing guide suggests) or is it a matter of preference (as another suggests)?
On commas DC 2008
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