Beautifully.” “He slowly walked towards the bus.” “He owns the bright

Adverbs modified by mitigators and intensifiers

Adverbial phrases are commonly formed when an adverb’s intensity is being modified by another adverb. These modifying adverbs are known as mitigators, which decrease the intensity of the main adverb, and intensifiers, which increase its intensity. For example:

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  “The kicker is running somewhat slowly back to the bench. He might be injured.” (mitigator)
  
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  “She performed very well on her exam.” (intensifier)
  

Prepositional phrases

Prepositional phrases are often used adverbially in a sentence. For example:

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  “We were playing Frisbee at the park.”
  
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  “After they woke up, they packed up their things and went on a hike.”
  

Infinitive phrases

We can also use infinitive phrases as adverbial phrases in a sentence to describe purpose or reason for an action or state of being. For instance:

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  “Patricia went to the mountains