52 6.5
Wh- Adverbs A special subclass of adverbs includes a set of words beginning with
wh-. The most common are
when, where, and
why, though the set also includes
whence, whereby, wherein, and
whereupon.
To this set we add the word how, and we refer to the whole set as
WH- ADVERBS. Some members of the set can introduce an interrogative sentence
When are you going to New York
Where did you leave the car
Why did he resign
How did you become interested in theatre They can also introduce various types
of clause This is the town where Shakespeare was born
I've no idea
how it works
6.6 Sentence Adverbs We conclude by looking at a set of adverbs which qualify a whole sentence, and not just apart of it. Consider the following
Honestly, it doesn't matter
Here the sentence adverb honestly modifies the whole sentence, and it expresses the speaker's opinion about what is being said (
When I say it doesn't matter, I am speaking honestly). Here are some more examples
Clearly, he has
no excuse for such behaviour Frankly, I don't care about your problems
Unfortunately, no refunds can be given Some sentence adverbs link a sentence with a preceding one England played well in the first half.
However, in the second half their weaknesses were revealed. Other sentence adverbs of this type are
accordingly, consequently, hence, moreover, similarly, and
therefore.
7 Prepositions
Prepositions cannot be distinguished by any formal features. A list of prepositions will illustrate this point
across, after, at, before, by, during, from, in, into, of, onto, under, with, without We can, say, however, that prepositions typically come before a noun
across town
after class
at home
before Tuesday
by Shakespeare
for lunch
in London
on fire
to school
with pleasure The noun does not necessarily come immediately after the preposition, however, since determiners
and adjectives can intervene after the storm
on white horses
under the old regime Whether or not there are any intervening determiners or adjectives, prepositions are almost always followed by a noun. In fact, this is so typical of prepositions that if they are not followed by a noun, we call them "stranded" prepositions
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