Adverbs of Viewpoint and Commenting Adverbs
Honestly, luckily, personally, unfortunately. Words that show what you think about what you're saying.
They make your English sound much more natural. Try putting one at the start of your next WhatsApp message! 😉
මේ වචනවලින් ක්රියාව විස්තර කරන්නේ නෑ. කියන දේ ගැන ඔයාගේ අදහස, හැඟීම පෙන්නනවා. luckily (වාසනාවට), unfortunately (අවාසනාවට), honestly (ඇත්තම කියනවා නම්), personally (මගේ අදහස නම්). සාමාන්යයෙන් වාක්යයේ මුලට එනවා, ඊට පස්සේ කොමාවක්.
Useful ones
| Adverb | It means… |
|---|---|
| luckily, fortunately | this was good luck |
| unfortunately, sadly | this is bad news |
| honestly, frankly, to be honest | I'm telling you the truth |
| personally, in my opinion | this is just my opinion |
| obviously, clearly | everyone can see this |
| apparently | I heard this, but I'm not sure |
| seriously | I'm not joking |
| surprisingly | I didn't expect this |
| basically | in simple words |
| hopefully | I hope that… |
Commenting on the sentence
- Luckily, we caught the last bus home.
- Unfortunately, all the tickets are sold out.
- Honestly, I didn't understand the film.
- Personally, I'd rather go by train.
- Apparently, the new expressway opens next year.
- Hopefully, it won't rain tomorrow.
Other positions
Many can also go in the middle (before the main verb / after be) or at the end (after a comma). The start is the easiest and the safest.
Three positions, same meaning
- Clearly, he doesn't know what he's doing.
- He clearly doesn't know what he's doing.
- He doesn't know what he's doing, clearly.
Same word, different job
Some words can comment on the sentence or describe the action. The position changes the meaning:
Spot the difference
- Seriously, I can't do this.I mean it
- He was seriously injured.how badly
- Naturally, you're angry.of course
- She spoke naturally.how
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", the match was cancelled because of the rain."
", the price of petrol is going up again."
", I'm working at a bank in Kandy."
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