What are Evaluative Adverbs?
Evaluative Adverbs, also known as Commenting Adverbs, do not give information about the action itself. Instead, they are used to comment or give an opinion on something. They modify or describe the entire clause or sentence.
Evaluative adverbs differ from other types of adverbs, such as adverbs of time, place, or manner, which modify only a part of a sentence—answering questions like when, where, or how. In contrast, evaluative adverbs describe the entire clause or sentence.
Examples of evaluative adverbs include (but are not limited to):
clearly, frankly, carelessly, definitely, fortunately, unfortunately, fairly, doubtfully, honestly, foolishly, doubtlessly, hopefully, generously, obviously, etc.
Example:
"Unfortunately, Ali can barely read the text."
In this sentence, there are two adverbs: “unfortunately” and “barely”.
“Unfortunately” is an evaluative adverb that modifies the entire sentence or clause, giving a comment on the situation.
“Barely” is a negative adverb describing how the verb “can read” is performed by the subject Ali.
Even if the evaluative adverb “unfortunately” is removed, the sentence remains grammatically complete because it is only adding an opinion.
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