Unit 8B Comment adverbs

Unit 8B

Comment adverbs

• usually formed as adj+ly

• add information about the speaker's opinion of events

• often modify the complete sentence, not just the verb

• usually go at the beginning of a sentence or clause

• 1. She started singing happily. (adverb of manner)

  2. Happily, she started singing. (comment adverb)

Multiple Select

Which of the following are negative 'comment adverbs'?

• fortunately

• tragically

• obviously

• unluckily

• sadly

Multiple Select

Which of the following are positive 'comment adverbs'?

• fortunately

• unluckily

• thankfully

• strangely

• happily

Multiple Select

Which of the following 'comment adverbs' refer to something 'unexpected'?

• hopefully

• surprisingly

• amazingly

• strangely

• happily

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

She was in a bad car accident last year. _________, she's now able to walk again.

• Sadly

• Hopefully

• Thankfully

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

Tom was in a car accident last year. _________, he wasn't badly injured.

• Luckily

• Not surprisingly

• Tragically

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

_________, the Paralympics will encourage more disabled young people to start doing sport.

• Unfortunately

• Hopefully

• Strangely

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

_________, providing sport for disabled people is expensive.

• Amazingly

• Obviously

• Luckily

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

_________, Van Gogh only sold one painting during his lifetime.

• Strangely

• Happily

• Not surprisingly

Multiple Select

Choose the correct alternative:

Several publishers refused to publish J. K. Rowling's first Harry Potter novel but _________, she has become a best-selling author.

• tragically

• obviously

• amazingly