{"id":73657,"date":"2020-04-02T11:31:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T11:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73657"},"modified":"2024-02-28T17:33:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T17:33:25","slug":"adverb-phrases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/adverb-phrases\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Adverb Phrases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as an adverb. Here is a list of adverb phrases in common use. See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/adverb-phrases.htm\">What are adverb phrases?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above all <\/strong>&#8211; before all other considerations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Above all, be kind and honest.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Above board<\/strong> &#8211; straightforward<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>All transactions must be above board.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>After all <\/strong>&#8211; in spite of every fact to the contrary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You should forgive him. After all, he is just a child.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Again and again \/ over and over again \/ time and again<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have told you again and again not to enter my room without knocking. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All the same<\/strong> &#8211; nevertheless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He was not the most deserving candidate. All the same, they hired him. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All of a sudden<\/strong> &#8211; suddenly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It started raining all of a sudden.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At present<\/strong> &#8211; now<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>At present, we have no vacancies. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>As a matter of fact <\/strong>&#8211; in reality<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She doesn&#8217;t look more than 30. As a matter of fact, she is 45.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>At any rate<\/strong> &#8211; in any case<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>We have to win this match at any rate. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Before long<\/strong> &#8211; shortly \/ in a short time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Before long, trouble started brewing. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the way<\/strong> &#8211; incidentally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>By the way, Rohit and Ramya are getting married. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By far<\/strong> &#8211; by a great degree \/ amount<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He is by far the best candidate. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By no means<\/strong> &#8211; in no way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He can, by no means, borrow my car.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Far and near<\/strong> &#8211; everywhere<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They searched for their cat far and near.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Far and wide<\/strong> &#8211; over a large area<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>His fame spread far and wide. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First and foremost<\/strong> &#8211; before anything else<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She considered herself first and foremost a dancer. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For certain <\/strong>&#8211; certainly, definitely, without doubt<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I know for certain that he is lying. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>From time to time &#8211; occasionally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I visit them from time to time.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Little by little<\/strong> &#8211; gradually<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Their savings grew little by little<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Not in the least <\/strong>&#8211; not at all<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>She was not in the least affected by the news. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In every respect<\/strong> &#8211; in every way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He is a gentleman in every respect. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Now and then<\/strong> &#8211; occasionally<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Off and on<\/strong> &#8211; intermittently, not in a regular or continuous way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the contrary<\/strong> &#8211; quite the opposite<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On the whole<\/strong> &#8211; generally speaking<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On the whole, it is a good deal. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sooner or later<\/strong> &#8211; eventually<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The truth will come out sooner or later. \/ Sooner or later, he will have to pay for his sins. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There and then <\/strong>&#8211; on the spot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>He gave his resignation letter there and then.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To the contrary<\/strong> &#8211; against what has been said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>I have nothing to say to the contrary.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>With one voice <\/strong>&#8211; unanimously<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>They unanimously elected him their leader<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An adverb phrase is a group of words that serves the same purpose as an adverb. 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