> Adjectival phrases describe nouns, adverbial phrases describe verbs. If you're fine with adjectives then why wouldn't you be fine with adverbs? Honest question.
Imho, it's that nouns sometimes require adjectives (or phrases) to characterize them, but if you find your verb requires an adverb/ial phrase to convey your intent, then you may have chosen that verb poorly, and either need to find a more suitably textured verb, or add/change the context. There's generally more flexibility to change a verb than to change a noun.
Imho, it's that nouns sometimes require adjectives (or phrases) to characterize them, but if you find your verb requires an adverb/ial phrase to convey your intent, then you may have chosen that verb poorly, and either need to find a more suitably textured verb, or add/change the context. There's generally more flexibility to change a verb than to change a noun.