adverbial phrase vs modifier

adverbial phrase

noun
  • A phrase that collectively modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or a prepositional phrase. 

modifier

noun
  • A word, phrase, or clause that limits or qualifies the sense of another word or phrase. 

  • One who, or that which, modifies. 

  • A keyword that qualifies the meaning of other code. 

How often have the words adverbial phrase and modifier occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )