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-ly adverb at the beginning of the sentence

English Language & Usage Asked by Corbee on July 24, 2021

I once took a multiple choice exam where there was a section with all possible answers being made up of a single word, an -ly suffix adverb followed by a comma at the beginning of the sentence. According to my own judgement, I answered correctly, but for some reason I failed that portion.

What do you call this type of sentence? Are there in-depth resources about this topic so that I won’t fail again when faced with the same problem?

One Answer

Sentences like these use disjuncts

A specific type of disjunct is the sentence adverb (or sentence adverbial), which modifies a sentence, or a clause within a sentence, to convey the mood, attitude or sentiments of the speaker, rather than an adverb modifying a verb, an adjective or another adverb within a sentence.

Here are some examples (note: the disjuncts that follow are 'sentence adverbs'):

  • Honestly, I didn't do it. (Meaning "I'm honest when I say I didn't do it" rather than "I didn't do it in an honest way.")

  • Fortunately for you, I have it right here.

  • In my opinion, the green one is better.

  • Frankly, this whole paragraph needs work.

Source- wikipedia

Correct answer by Tushar Raj on July 24, 2021

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