sentence adverb
noun/ˈsentəns ædvɜːb/
/ˈsentəns ædvɜːrb/
(grammar)- an adverb that expresses the speaker’s attitude towards, or gives the subject of, the whole of the rest of the sentence
- In ‘Luckily, I didn't tell anyone’ and ‘Financially, we have a serious problem’, ‘luckily’ and ‘financially’ are sentence adverbs.
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