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00:00Hi friends! Today we will learn about the adverbial phrases. So let's start.
00:08But first, let's revise what we learned in the last section.
00:13We already know that a phrase is a group of words that does not make complete sense.
00:19For example, his book, in the park, to have lunch, good girl, our team.
00:29So such group of words that do not make complete sense are known as phrases and they do not form a complete sentence.
00:40We learned that a noun phrase is a phrase that contains a noun and the words that modify it like articles, adjectives, participles, and possessive pronouns.
00:56The white curtain. Here, the is determiner. White is adjective. Curtains is noun.
01:07On the other hand, a verb phrase consists of main verb and its helping verb.
01:14Should study. Should is model verb. Study is main verb.
01:22Now let's learn what is an adverbial phrase.
01:26An adverb phrase or adverbial is a group of words that modifies a verb, an adjective, or a complete sentence.
01:38Adverbials give us more information about the sentence by answering questions like where, when, how, why, how often, how long, how much, etc.
01:55On the basis of type of information they give, adverbials are divided into many categories.
02:04Adverbials of place. Adverbials of time. Adverbials of manner. Adverbials of reason. Adverbials of frequency.
02:16Now let's learn each category one by one.
02:20Adverbials of place. Such phrases tell us about the place of action.
02:27The adverbs of place mainly modify verbs and tell us where something takes place.
02:34The commonly used single word adverbials of place are anywhere, somewhere, backwards, upstairs, indoors, nearby, off, behind, etc.
02:52For example, I called him outside the mall.
02:57In this sentence, the phrase outside the mall is an adverbial of place as it starts with an adverb outside, a determiner, the, and a noun, mall.
03:12Thus, it is telling us about the location of the action.
03:17For instance, the children were hiding beneath the table.
03:22Here, the phrase beneath the table is an adverbial of place as it starts with an adverb beneath, a determiner, the, and a noun, table.
03:36Thus, this phrase is telling us about the location of the action and is called an adverbial of place.
03:47For example, the child is going near the sea.
03:52In this sentence, the phrase near the sea is an adverbial of place as it starts with an adverb near, a determiner, the, and a noun, sea.
04:06Thus, it is telling us about the location of the action.
04:11Adverbials of time.
04:14Such phrases tell us about the time of the action.
04:20Kids, as we know, the commonly used adverbials of time are yesterday, later, last year, all day, for a week, soon, afterwards, eventually, since morning, since last century, etc.
04:41For instance, I have known him since last five years.
04:47Here, the phrase since last five years is an adverbial of time as it is telling us about the duration of the action and duration is an aspect of time.
05:01Next example is, Sam has been deciding his presentation topic for the last five days.
05:10Here, the phrase for the last five days is an adverbial of time as it is telling us about the duration of the action and duration is an aspect of time.
05:24Kids, the other example is, the scientists have been trying to make a new research since last century.
05:34In this sentence, the phrase since last century is an adverbial of time as it is telling us about the duration of the action and duration is an aspect of time.
05:49Adverbials of manner.
05:52Such phrases tell us about the manner or way the action takes place.
05:58Kids, some commonly used adverbials of manner are, well, loudly, roughly, easily, fast, promptly, wisely, rightfully, etc.
06:13Such as, the kids ran more slowly than before.
06:20In this sentence, the phrase more slowly than before tells us about the manner in which the action of running took place.
06:30The next example is, Kathy solved the equation more easily than her classmates.
06:38In this sentence, the phrase more easily than her classmates tells us about the manner in which the action of solving the equation was taken place.
06:49Look at another example, time flies very quickly.
06:55In this sentence, the phrase very quickly tells us about the manner in which the action of the time takes place.
07:05Adverbials of reason.
07:08Such phrases tell us about the reason behind an action.
07:13The commonly used adverbials of reason are, hence, therefore, thus, as, because, that, etc.
07:26For instance, he couldn't join us as his daughter is sick.
07:31Here, the phrase as his daughter is sick is an adverbial of reason as it is telling us about the reason behind an action.
07:42Kids, the next example is, Felix was not allowed to attend the lecture because he was very late.
07:51In this sentence, the phrase because he was very late is an adverbial of reason as it is telling us about the reason behind an action.
08:02For example, we are glad that Mac has come.
08:08Here, the phrase that Mac has come is an adverbial of reason as it is telling us about the reason behind an action of gladness.
08:21Adverbials of frequency.
08:26Such adverbials tell us about the regularity or the frequency of an action.
08:33The commonly used adverbials of frequency are, often, seldom, never, annually, etc.
08:43For example, Liam visited her regularly at the hospital.
08:49In this sentence, the phrase regularly at the hospital is an adverbial of frequency as it is telling us about the number of times the action happened.
09:00For instance, Jane practiced daily for the dance competition.
09:06In this sentence, the phrase daily for the dance performance is an adverbial of frequency as it is telling us about the number of times the action happened.
09:19The next example is, we visit our relatives usually in the weekends.
09:26In this sentence, the phrase usually in the weekends is an adverbial of frequency as it is telling us about the number of times the action happened.
09:38So kids, today we learned about adverb phrases or adverbials.
09:44Now you may go ahead and take a quiz to learn more.
09:48Bye-bye!