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sentence adverb
noun
, Grammar.
- an adverb modifying or commenting upon the content of a sentence as a whole or upon the conditions under which it is uttered, as frankly in Frankly, he can't be trusted.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sentence adverb1
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example Sentences
“Writers who use hopefully as a sentence adverb, as in Hopefully the measures will be adopted,” he wrote, “should be aware that the usage is unacceptable to many critics, including a large majority of the Usage Panel. But it is not easy to explain why critics dislike this use of hopefully” because “there is no precise substitute.”
From Washington Post
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