This document presents a comparison between English adverb phrases and Arabic adverb phrases. In 3 sentences: An adverb phrase in both English and Arabic consists of one or more words with the adverb as the head, and can be used to modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs, or appear in equational sentences. English adverb phrases are more frequently used to modify verbs and be verbs, while Arabic adverb phrases are strongly bound to verbs and commonly indicate place or time. Both function as single units within clauses or sentences.

2. Our aim is to present the English adverb
Phrase in contrast to the Arabic Adverb Phrase

4. A phrase is a group of words that stand
together as a single unit, typically as part of
a clause or a sentence.
A phrase does not contain a subject and
verb and, consequently, cannot convey a
complete thought.
-The girl - in the room -very beautiful

5. An adverb phrase consists of one or more
words. The adverb is the head of the phrase
and can appear alone or it can be modified
by other words. Adverbs are one of the four
major word classes, along with nouns, verbs
and adjectives.

6. An adverb phrase can consist of one
adverb or an adverb plus other words before
it (premodification) or after it
(postmodification). Adverb phrases have
many different meanings. Here are some
examples
very carefully manner
Right there place
very late time
almost never frequency

8. Adverb phrases + verbs
We use adverb phrases most commonly to
modify verbs.
*Children grow up really quickly.
*I exercise very regularly and I eat quite
healthily

9. Adverb phrases+ be
We use adverb phrases with be. This is
especially typical of adverbs of place:
* I’m upstairs. I’ll only be a minute.
* Your gloves are right there, on the table

10. Adverb phrases + adjectives/adverbs
We use adverb phrases (adv) to modify
adjectives and other adverbs:
* I found it extremely difficult to talk to her .
Adv. Modifies Adj.
* He drives really carefully. Adv. Modifies Adv.

12. The Adverb phrase in Arabic is either
adverb of place or time. They consists of one
or more words. The adverb is the head of the
phrase and a noun.
*‫صالح‬ ‫سافر‬‫الجمعة‬ ‫يوم‬.
*‫هللا‬ ‫عبد‬ ‫وقف‬‫المنزل‬ ‫أمام‬.

13. Similar to the English language the Phrase
in Arabic ‫الجملة‬ ‫شبة‬ is a group of words that
stand together as a single unit, typically as
part of a clause or a sentence.
The adverbs are used to modify verbs.
They can be adverbs of place, time, manner.
‫مساء‬ ‫االجتماع‬ ‫عقد‬
The meeting was held in the evening.

14. The adverb in the adverb phrase is strongly
bound to the verb in the sentence (‫التعلق‬)
- The adverb phrase can occur in the
equational sentence ‫االسمية‬ ‫الجملة‬ as the
predicate ‫الجملة‬ ‫خبر‬ Although this type of
sentences is a verb less the adverb phrase is
usually bounded to an embedded verb.
- . ‫زيد‬‫امام‬‫البيت‬
- Here the verb is ‫كائن‬/‫موجود‬ (is) but its could
be understood from the sentence meaning.

15. The adverb phrase could also be in the
verbal sentence that has subject and verb
and here also it is bounded to the verb in the
sentence.
‫وقف‬‫صالح‬‫المنزل‬ ‫أمام‬.
stood in front of the house is bounded to the
verb stood

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