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Adverbial
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A nominal or prepositional phrase that modifies a verb phrase or an entire sentence is called an adverbial phrase, while a subordinate clause with a similar role is termed an adverbial clause. Note that the latter term is somewhat ambiguous: though it is often taken to refer to the subordinate clause strictly defined, it is in fact the combination of this clause with a preposition and/or conjunction which…

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Oren, Mikhal, “Adverbial”, in: Encyclopedia of Hebrew Language and Linguistics, Edited by: Geoffrey Khan. Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2212-4241_ehll_EHLL_COM_00000933>
First published online: 2013
First print edition: 9789004176423



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