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An adverb phrase may consist of an adverb, or a sequence of
words in which an adverb is the head of the phrase. Adverb
phrases may function as adverbials, as in 41:
(41) | [NP Her beautiful
white hat NP] [VP was [ADVP very nearly ADVP] ruined VP]
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or as modifiers of adjectives, as in 42:
(42) | [NP Il NP] [VP parle
[ADVP infiniment plus couramment ADVP] VP]
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or noun phrases, as in 43:
(43) | [NP They NP] [VP let
[NP me NP] [VP speak VP] [ADVP now and then ADVP] VP]
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or as the complement of a preposition, as in 44:
(44) | [ADVP Strangely enough
ADVP] , [NP we NP] [VP received [NP a reply NP] [NP the next day NP] VP]
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Other examples:
(45) | [NP The book NP] [VP is [ADVP right here ADVP] VP]
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(46) | [ADVP Como [NP
resultado [PP de [NP esa
trama NP] PP] NP] ADVP] [VP no se lleva [PP a cabo PP] [NP
ninguna acción NP] VP]
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