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comparative more adverbial, superlative most adverbial
(grammar) Of or relating to an adverb. quotations examples
And in (123) below, a (bracketed) Adverbial Phrase has undergone WH MOVEMENT: (123) (a) [How quickly] will he drink the beer —? (123) (b) [How carefully] did he plan his campaign —? (123) (c) [How well] did he treat her —?
1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 9, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 495
plural adverbials
(grammar) An adverbial word or phrase. examples