Adverbs of affirmation and negation : declare something true or some equivalent expression or negative statement

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English Grammar : Adverbs of Affirmation and Negation

ADVERBS OF AFFIRMATION & NEGATION

What is Adverbs of affirmation and negation?

"The word which declare that something is true or some equivalent expression or negative statement, judgment, doctrine or a logical proposition is called Adverbs of affirmation and negation."

Difference between Adverbs of Affirmation and Adverbs of Negation.

» Adverb of Affirmation : I will definitely do that project.

In the sentence ‘definitely’ affirms the listener that the speaker is going to do the task which is being talked about. ‘Definitely’ is therefore an Adverb of Affirmation.

» Adverb of Negation : I will never do that project.

In the sentence ‘never’ negates the sentence by telling that the speaker is not going to do the particular task. ‘Never’ is therefore an Adverb of Negation.

Adverbs of Affirmation or Negation are:

no longer, hardly, not very, never, surely, certainly, definitely, probably, really, clearly, exactly, truly, doubtlessly, obviously, almost, rarely, invalidly, contradictorily, scarcely etc.

Uses of adverb of affirmation and negation

» Adverb of Affirmation sentences: (AFFIRMATIVE SENTENCES) :

Adverbs of affirmation are words which declare that a given statement or fact is true, or positive.

Example:

• I can probably go there.
• He will surely give you money.
• Raj clearly states her concern.
• We are definitely leaving tomorrow.
• Pooja doubtlessly agrees on his side.
• Riya exactly knows the right thing to do.
• The family truly embraces the Western culture.
• They are really staying tonight for a sleepover.
• I would obviously feel awesome about your comment.
• The soldier should certainly get an award for bravery.

» Adverb of Negation sentences: (NEGATIVE SENTENCES):

Adverbs of negation are words which declare that a given statement is false, or negative.

Example:

• I have never seen him.
• He is not very active.
• I almost ran out of words.
• I never talk to him this way.
• Dimple scarcely does her house duties.
• He no longer takes interest in his work.
• The brothers hardly ever meet each other.
• Simran rarely visits her mom on weekends.
• He contradictorily did the correct thing.
• Vivek invalidly checked the receipt given to him.

More uses of adverb of affirmation or Certaimty

• Placed before the main verb unless the main verb is 'to be:

Adverbs of certainty express how certain we feel about an action or event. Adverbs of certainty go before the main verb unless the main verb is 'to be', in which case the adverb of certainty goes after.

Example:

• Raj is certainly a smart man.
• She is probably in the office.
• He surely won't forget your birthday.
• She definitely left the school before 11 o'clock.

• Placed between the auxiliary and the main verb:

If there is an auxiliary verb in sentence, the adverb of certainty goes between the auxiliary and the main verb.

Example:

• Train is definitely running late.
• He has certainly forgotten her birthday.
• Riya will probably leave India by tonight.

• Placed at the beginning of the sentence:

Sometimes these adverbs of certainty can be placed at the beginning of the sentence. like: certainly, probably, undoubtedly.

Example:

• Certainly, I will be there.
• Probably, she has forgotten the meeting.
• Undoubtedly, Narendra Modi is a great politician.

• Placed at the beginning of the sentence, when the speaker thinks something is true, but is looking for confirmation:

When the adverb of certainty 'surely' is placed at the beginning of the sentence, it means the speaker thinks something is true, but is looking for confirmation.