adverbial particle

adverbial particle
adˌverbial ˈparticle [adverbial particle] noun (grammar)
an adverb used especially after a verb to show position, direction of movement, etc

In ‘come back’, ‘break down’ and ‘fall off’, ‘back’, ‘down’ and ‘off’ are all adverbial particles.


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