adjunct
grammar
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In grammar, an adjunct is a word or group of words that adds information to a sentence but is not essential to its core meaning. These can include adverbs or adverbial phrases that modify verbs, indicating time, place, degree, or manner. For example, in the sentence "They ate heartily," "heartily" is an adjunct describing how they ate. Similarly, in "We left at noon," "at noon" functions as an adjunct specifying the time of departure. Adjuncts are considered secondary to the main structural elements of a sentence.1
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