adverbial element

Meaning

A word, phrase, or clause that functions like an adverb, modifying a verb, adjective, another adverb, or an entire sentence by providing information about time, place, manner, cause, condition, or degree.

Examples

• The phrase 'very quickly' is an adverbial element modifying the verb 'ran'.
• 'When the bell rings' functions as an adverbial element of time in the sentence 'We will leave when the bell rings'.