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Does an adverb describe just a verb or a verb phrase?



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Ready Salted

Joined: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:42 am
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Post Does an adverb describe just a verb or a verb phrase?
Example, in the sentence 'Foolishly, he decided to take a shortcut through the woods' - Does 'foolishly' refer to the whole verb phrase or just the verb 'decide'?

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Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:45 am
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marcolings

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Post Re: Does an adverb describe just a verb or a verb phrase?
Adverbs can indeed describe a whole verb phrase. Your example is a case in point; what was foolish was not the decision, but the [decision to take a shortcut].
Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:06 am
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psychmaj323

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Post Re: Does an adverb describe just a verb or a verb phrase?
It refers to the whole sentence. It's adding information to the whole sentence.
Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:10 am
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picador

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Post Re: Does an adverb describe just a verb or a verb phrase?
It applies only to the verb, but there are adverbial phrases as well as verbal ones.
Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:25 am
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