Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation
Adverbs of affirmation are words which show that a particular statement is true. They reinforce a positive idea.
Examples are: certainly, definitely, no doubt, exactly, doubtlessly, really, clearly, evidently etc.
- That is certainly true. (More emphatic than That is true.)
- She will definitely help us.
- She is really beautiful.
- That is exactly what I meant.
- He is, no doubt, the best man for this job.
- That was clearly the right thing to do.
Adverbs of negation are words which show that the given statement is false. Examples are: hardly, scarcely, never, no longer, not
- There was hardly anyone in the room.
- We got hardly any rain this year.
- He is not the right person for this job.
- We no longer enjoy their support.
- There was scarcely a tree in sight.
- I have never seen him.
