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Adverbs

Adjunct

Disjunct

Conjunct

Conjunctive adverbs

Ordering multiple adverbs

Using infinitive verbs to form adverbs

Degrees of an adverb

Where adverbs appear in a sentence

Disjunct

A disjunct is an adverb that breaks up the flow of the sentence or clause it’s in, like in this famous quote from the movie Gone With The Wind:

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

The adverb ‘frankly’ is a disjunct adverb because it breaks up the flow of the sentence. Think of the ‘dis’ in disjunctive as being from ‘disrupt’ - the adverb disrupts the flow of the sentence.

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