Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Sentence Adverb

Definition: 

A sentence adverb is an adverb that modifies a whole sentence.
Examples: 

Thankfully, he didn’t discover my mistake.

See Also: 
Sentence
Source: 
Schachter 1985
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