Adverbial Phrases 状语短语

An adverbial phrase is a group of words that functions as an adverb (副词的作用).

Like adverbs, adverbial phrases can be used to describe

（哪里）WHERE –
stow (verb) – pack or store (an object) carefully and neatly in a particular place
规(gui)整(zheng)存(cun)放(fang)

I stowed [the money] behind the bookshelf.

She hid [her necklace] under the dinner mat.
(“Under the dinner mat” is a phrase. It tells us where)

The movie was filmed in Railay Beach.
（什么时候）WHEN –
She has [a meeting] at noon.
(“at noon” is a phrase)

Let’s watch [a movie] after supper.
(“After supper” is a phrase. It tells us when.)

A crow attacked your cat about an hour ago.
（为啥）WHY –
We’re going [to the market] to buy groceries.
He went [to the island] to find gold.
(怎么) HOW –
He fought like a lion.
(“Like a lion” is a phrase. It tells us how.)

He sings in a low register.
他唱得很低沉 (cheng)

He would always talk with a serious tone.
语气严(yan)肃(shu)

Unlike an adverbial clause, an adverbial phrase does not contain a subject and a verb.

Most adverbial phrases and adverbial clauses tell us when, where, how, or why an action occurs, but there are other types too.

Adverbs with intensifiers:

Infinitive format for adverbial phrases:

Prepositional format for adverbial phrases:

What is an adverbial clause?

An adverbial clause is a dependent clause that functions as an adverb in a sentence.
This means that it cannot stand on its own as an independent sentence.

It gives more information about the

time
place
condition
reason
manner
purpose of the action

An adverbial clause contains a subject and a verb

Adverbs are used like this:

adverb
[] main clause

[He bakes cakes] weekly.
Eagerly, [my brother agreed to the business proposal].

adverbial clause usage

adverbial clause (dependent clause)
[] main clause

[He bakes cakes] before he leaves for work every Sunday.

As dollar signs flashed in his eyes, [my brother agreed to the business proposal].

[She addressed the crowd] as she had practiced in the mirror.

[They designed the new product] the way innovators problem-solve around design flaws.

[My son told me another fight broke out] where he eats lunch at school.

[They drove] beyond where the city ends.

[We’ll be sitting in the conference room] until they tell us to leave.

Whether my husband likes it or not, [we’ll be celebrating Thanksgiving at my parents’ house].

[We adopted these two cats] because they are a bonded pair.

[He’s amazing at billiards] since he spent his youth working in a pool hall.

[José], as he tried to contain his excitement, [awaited the company’s response].

[I took out the trash] because it stunk.
[It was dark in the hallway], so Nina illuminated it after she found a match in her backpack.

Here are the different types of adverbial clauses:

Adverbial clauses of manner
Adverbial clauses of place
Adverbial clauses of condition
Adverbial clauses of reason
Adverbial clauses of time
Adverbial clauses of purpose
Adverbial clauses of comparison (of degree and manner)
Adverbial clause of concession
Each type communicates different information, but every type is a group of words that functions as an adverb.

ref – https://www.englishwithashish.com/adverbials-masterclass/#google_vignette

Adverbial

She met me last night at a cafe.

In this sentence, we have two adverbial phrases: last night and at a cafe.

The first adverbial is modifying the main verb met by telling us
1) the time of the action,
2) and the second one is telling us the place of the action.