Qualifying Phrases

adverb modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb, indicating a certain degree or manner

preposition shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence

• The experiment yielded some sort of unexpected results.
• I'm feeling sort of tired after a long day at work.
• That movie was sort of lame, don't you think?
• Her words were a sort of dagger to his heart.