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Adjunct
The following is about the linguistics term; adjunct is also a term used in the brewing of beer.
In linguistics, an adjunct is a type of adverb illustrating the circumstances of the action. It expresses such relations as time, manner, place, frequency, reason and degree, i.e. it answers the questions: where, when, how and why. For example:
It's near Boston. (Place adjunct.)
He spoke calmly (manner adjunct), since he had all the time in the world (adjunct of reason).
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