temporal adverbial
- noun
- /ˈtɛmpərəl ˌædvɜrˈbiəl/
- Specialized
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adverbial temporal
- In the sentence 'She left yesterday,' the word yesterday is a temporal adverbial.
Examples
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Teachers often ask students to identify the temporal adverbial in a sentence.
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A temporal adverbial can clarify the timing of an action.
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Adding a temporal adverbial helps clarify when the event takes place.
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In the sentence, the temporal adverbial indicates when the event happened.
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In the sentence 'She left yesterday,' the word yesterday is a temporal adverbial.
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Adding a temporal adverbial helps clarify when the event takes place.
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In the sentence, the temporal adverbial indicates when the event happened.
Synonyms
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1.2
A word that tells how, when, where, or how much something happens
During the time when a named ruler or period was in power
How Specific
24
3.0
∞
1.0
- Specialized
∞
1.0
791
2.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an adverbial that indicates time' is directly and transparently derived from 'temporal' (relating to time) combined with 'adverbial' (a modifier functioning like an adverb). This modifier + noun composition is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern (e.g. Spanish 'adverbio temporal'), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The term temporal adverbial combines temporal (about 'time') and adverbial (a word or phrase that gives extra information). Together it names words or phrases like 'yesterday' or 'next week' that tell 'when' something happens.