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SENTENSE ADVERBS



cennoju
India

SENTENSE ADVERBS
 
Hi Teachers!Season �s greetings


Could anybody provide me the list of SENTENCE ADVERBS with their meaning and usage?please.







Regards


Raju
 

17 Sep 2010      





Apodo
Australia

Sentence AdverbsWe conclude by looking at a set of adverbs which qualify a whole sentence, and not just a part of it. Consider the following:  
  
      Honestly, it doesn �t matter 
Here the sentence adverb honestly modifies the whole sentence, and it expresses the speaker �s opinion about what is being said (When I say it doesn �t matter, I am speaking honestly). Here are some more examples:  
  
      Clearly, he has no excuse for such behaviour  
      Frankly, I don �t care about your problems  
      Unfortunately, no refunds can be given 
Some sentence adverbs link a sentence with a preceding one:  
  
      England played well in the first half. However, in the second half their weaknesses were revealed. 
Other sentence adverbs of this type are accordingly, consequently, hence, moreover, similarly, and therefore 
 

17 Sep 2010     



cennoju
India


Thanks a bunch

18 Sep 2010