Other sentence adverbs Admittedly, fortunately, unfortunately, frankly, likely
* Honestly, unlikely, naturely, officially
They are usually placed in the front position. The end position is also possible but it’s very rare. They are normally
separated from the rest of sentence by a comma.
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Fortunately, I cut the class.
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Honestly, he didn’t take the money.
The stared adverbs can also be adverbs of manner.
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Tom didn’t take the money honestly.
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Honestly, he didn’t take the money.
If there is an auxiliary, probably comes after the first auxiliary but the negative auxiliary (shortened) comes before it.
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He will probably not go.
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He probably won’t go.
