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Jigneshbharati Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Generally
Generally, a phrase or clause that modifies either the main clause or another free modifier.
https://www.thoughtco.com/free-modifier-grammar-1690807
Is "generally" a sentence adverb? What does it exactly mean?
Is "a phrase or clause...free modifier" ? I do know but the whole sentence sounds incomplete to me
https://www.thoughtco.com/free-modifier-grammar-1690807
Is "generally" a sentence adverb? What does it exactly mean?
Is "a phrase or clause...free modifier" ? I do know but the whole sentence sounds incomplete to me
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Generally speaking , temperatures are higher in the month of July than in October. The first phrase modifies the whole idea expressed in the sentence. Thus, it is a sentence modifier.
- Generally speaking , temperatures are higher in the month of July than in October.
- The first phrase modifies the whole idea expressed in the sentence.
- Thus, it is a sentence modifier.
- It is a free (as opposed to a bound ) modifier because we can put it at different places in the sentence without changing the meaning.
- Temperatures are higher in the month of July than in October, generally speaking.
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Generally speaking, temperatures are higher in the month of July than in October.
The first phrase modifies the whole idea expressed in the sentence. Thus, it is a sentence modifier.
It is a free (as opposed to a bound) modifier because we can put it at different places in the sentence without changing the meaning.
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Jigneshbharati Generally, a phrase or clause that modifies either the main clause or another free modifier.
https://www.thoughtco.com/free-modifier-grammar-1690807
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