What is a sentence adverb?

Definition
	A sentence adverb is an adverb that modifies a whole sentence.

Example (English)
	Thankfully, he didn’t discover my mistake.

Generic
	A sentence adverb is a kind of
	What is an adverb? (Linguistics)

Source
	Schachter 1985 20

Concept module: sentence adverb
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