Avverbi di opinione e di enunciazione inglese

Alcuni avverbi ed espressioni avverbiali esprimono il punto di vista o l'opinione della persona che parla riguardo un'azione oppure sono impiegati per commentare un'azione. Questi avverbi sono diversi dagli altri avverbi perché non ci informano come si è svolta un'azione. Gli avverbi opinativi, cioè che esprimono un'opinione, modificano l'intera clausola piuttosto che un singolo verbo, avverbio o aggettivo. Non sussiste una vera differenza tra gli avverbi di opinione e di enunciazione, salvo per la loro collocazione all'interno della frase. Numerosi avverbi di opinione possono essere usati come avverbi di enunciazione. Tuttavia, alcuni avverbi sono usati più frequentemente di altri.

Formazione delle frasi

Gli avverbi di opinione si collocano all'inizio o, più raramente, alla fine della frase e sono separati dal resto della frase da una virgola. Gli avverbi di enunciazione, o frasali, si collocano prima del verbo principale, oppure prima o dopo il verbo to be. In alcuni casi, anche gli avverbi di enunciazione collocati prima del verbo principale possono essere separati dal resto della frase da virgole, anche se in genere questo non è necessario. Negli esempi seguenti, gli avverbi di opinione e di enunciazione sono collocati al posto giusto. Le frasi corrette ma troppo formali o di forma non comunemente usata sono contrassegnate da un asterisco.

Avverbio di opinione o di enunciazione	All'inizio della frase	Davanti al verbo principale	Alla fine della frase
clearly	Clearly, he doesn't know what he is doing.	He clearly doesn't know what he is doing.	He doesn't know what he is doing, clearly.
obviously	Obviously, you are acting silly.	You are obviously acting silly	You are acting silly, obviously.
personally	Personally, I'd rather go by train.	I'd personally rather go by train.	I'd rather go by train, personally.
presumably	Presumably, he didn't have time to go to the post office.	He presumably didn't have time to go to the post office.	He didn't have time to go to the post office, presumably.
seriously	Seriously, I can't give this speech.	I seriously can't give this speech.	I can't give this speech, seriously.
surely	Surely you tried to get here on time.	You surely tried to get here on time.	You tried to get here on time, surely.
technically	Technically, we cannot fly to Mars and back.	We technically cannot fly to Mars and back.	We cannot fly to Mars and back, technically.
undoubtedly	Undoubtedly, he has a good reason not to come.	He undoubtedly has a good reason not to come.	He has a good reason not to come, undoubtedly.
bravely	Bravely, I kept on walking.	I bravely kept on walking.	I kept on walking, bravely*.
carelessly	Carelessly, she threw her book into the pond.	She carelessly threw her book into the pond.	She threw her book into the pond, carelessly*.
certainly	Certainly you should be there.	You certainly should be there. / You should certainly be there.	You should be there, certainly.
cleverly	Cleverly, Sally hid the jellybeans.	Sally cleverly hid the jellybeans.	Sally hid the jellybeans, cleverly*.
definitely	*Definitely, you are smart.	You defintely are smart. / You are definitely smart.	You are smart, definitely*.
foolishly	Foolishly, they cried out.	They foolishly cried out.	They cried out, foolishly.
generously	Generously, he donated the money.	He generously donated the money.	He donated the money, generously*.
stupidly	Stupidly, they played in the street.	They stupidly played in the street.	They played in the street, stupidly*.
obviously	Obviously, we are lost.	We are obviously lost. / We obviously* are lost.	We are lost, obviously.
kindly	Kindly, she fed the cat first.	She kindly fed the cat first.	She fed the cat first, kindly.
luckily	Luckily, you got here on time.	You luckily got here on time.	You got here on time, luckily.
fortunately	Fortunately, we found the boat.	We fortunately found the boat.	We found the boat, fortunately.
naturally	Naturally, you cannot be in the circus now.	You naturally cannot be in the circus now.	You cannot be in the circus now, naturally.
wisely	Wisely, she stayed home to take a nap.	She wisely stayed home to take a nap.	She stayed home to take a nap, wisely.
confidentially	Confidentially, I never gave him the envelope.		I never gave him the envelope, confidentially.
theoretically	Theoretically, we could send astronauts to Mars.	We could theoretically send astronauts to Mars. / We theoretically could send astronauts to Mars.	We could send astronauts to Mars, theoretically.
truthfully	Truthfully, I don't like chocolate much.	I truthfully don't like chocolate much.	I don't like chocolate much, truthfully.
disappointingly	Disappointingly, she got fourth place.	She disappointingly got fourth place.	She got fourth place, disappointingly.
thoughtfully	Thoughtfully, I turned away.	I thoughtfully turned away.	I turned away, thoughtfully.
simply	*Simply, I don't want to come.	I simply don't want to come.
unbelievably	Unbelievably, she showed up late again.	She unbelievably showed up late again.	She showed up late again, unbelievably.
unfortunately	Unfortunately, there is no more room.	There is unfortunately no more room. / There unfortunately is no more room.	There is no more room, unfortunately.

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