Adverbial phrases

 Just as an adverb can modify a verb, adjective or another adverb, an adverb phrase of more than one word can further describe a verb, adverb, or adjective.

An adverb phrase is simply a group of two or more words that function as an adverb in a sentence.

Adverb phrases typically answer the questions how, where, why or when something was done, as you'll see in the adverb phrase examples below.

I parked the car.

I parked the car here.

I parked the car right here.

I parked the car right here under the bridge.

The first sentence does not contain an adverb or adverb phrase at all.

The second sentence contains the adverb "here" to describe where the car was parked.

The third sentence contains the adverb phrase "right here," which emphasizes where the car was parked and employs a phrase instead of a single adverb.

Near the edge

Through the looking glass

Over the rainbow

To understand better

For happily ever after

Any time

Yesterday afternoon

After a few minutes

Bob nodded like a bobblehead.

Meet me at the mall later this evening.

Without thinking, he turned down the road.

In the forest, many creatures snarl and growl.

I will not do that, never in a million years!

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