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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

Conjunctive adverbs

Conjunctive adverbs are stronger versions of conjuncts - they are also used purely to connect two parts of a sentence together. However, they always also require the use of a semicolon to indicate to the reader that the sentence is split into two parts. The conjunctive adverb is not enough by itself. Common conjunctive adverbs are ‘consequently’, ‘however’, and ‘furthermore’.

John is a very fast runner; however, I don’t think that he will win the race.

The semicolon is needed before the conjunctive adverb to reinforce to the reader that the sentence is split into two parts.

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