These are adverbs that connect two clauses



B.O.D. ( ): Conjunctive Adverbs

An adverb is a part of speech. It is any word that modifies any other part of language: verbs, adjectives (including numbers), clauses, sentences and other adverbs, except for nouns; modifiers of nouns are primarily determiners and adjectives.

These are adverbs that connect two clauses.

They show: cause/effect, compare/contrast, sequence, and other relationships.

They usually appear between independent clauses or sentences, but may join a dependent clause to a main (independent) clause.

How are they used?

Examples:

a. He goes to school everyday; however, he is

still failing.

b. Miami Jackson Senior has moved off the

district’s “F” list; accordingly, it has

garnered several learning gains that has

caused it to stand out in academic world.

Independent clauses:

* He wears a leather jacket; furthermore, John is a headbanger.

Dependent clause:

* John eats some dairy products, namely, butter and milk.

Punctuation Usage and Conjunctive Adverbs:

The following rules are considered to be correct punctuation:

* Use a comma following the conjunctive adverb.

* Use a semicolon to separate two independent

clauses joined by a conjunctive adverb.

* Use a comma to separate a dependent clause

from a main clause joined by a conjunctive

adverb.

The BIG 45

Examples:

(1) accordingly

(2) again

(3) also

(4) besides

(5) consequently

(6) finally

(7) furthermore

(8) hence

(9) however

(10) henceforth

(11) incidentally

(12) moreover

(13) namely

(14) nevertheless

(15) otherwise

(16) that is

(17) then

(18) therefore

(19) thus

(20) while

(21) ergo

(22) indeed

(23) regrettably

(24)undoubtedly

(25) thereafter

(26) next

(27) certainly

(28) meanwhile

(29) still

(30) similarly

(31) now

(32) further

(33) likewise

(34) conversely

(35) categorically

(36) partly

(37) instead

(38) nonetheless

(39) granted

(40) naturally

(41) of course

(42) in the same

way

(43) in brief

(44) specifically

(45) even so

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