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Type
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Examples Of Adverbs
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propositional
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on whole
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asseverative
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natural
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naturally, inevitably, of course
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obvious
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obviously, clearly, plainly, of course
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sure
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doubtless, indubitably, no doubt
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qualificative
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prediction
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predictable
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unsurprisingly, predictably, to no-one’s surprise
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surprising
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surprisingly, unexpectedly
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presumption
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hearsay
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evidently, allegedly, supposedly
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argument
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arguably
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guess
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presumably
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desirability
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desirable: luck
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luckily, fortunately
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desirable: hope
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hopefully
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undesirable
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sadly, unfortunately
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on Subject
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wisdom
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positive
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wisely, cleverly
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negative
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foolishly, stupidly
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morality
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positive
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rightly, correctly, justifiably
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negative
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wrongly, unjustifiably
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speech-functional
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unqualified
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persuasive
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assurance
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truly, honestly, seriously (+ tone 1)
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concession
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admittedly, certainly, to be sure (+ tone 4)
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factual
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actually, really, in fact, as a matter of fact
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qualified
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validity
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generally, broadly, roughly, ordinarily, by and
large, on the whole
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personal engagement
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honesty
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frankly, candidly, honestly, to be honest
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secrecy
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confidentially, between you and me
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individuality
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personally, for my part
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accuracy
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truly, strictly
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hesitancy
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tentatively
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Halliday & Matthiessen
(2004: 130)
