Przysłówki opinii i komentarza

Istnieją przysłówki i wyrażenia przysłówkowe informujące o opinii mówiącego o danej czynności lub stanowią pewien komentarz do danej czynności. Przysłówki te różnią się od innych przysłówków, ponieważ nie informują o tym w jaki sposób coś się wydarzyło. Przysłówki opinii i komentarza modyfikują całe zdania składowe, raczej niż pojedyncze czasowniki, przysłówki, czy też przymiotniki. Tak naprawdę, nie ma rozróżnienia między przysłówkami komentarza i przysłówkami opinii, wyjąwszy ich miejsce w zdaniu. Wiele przysłówków, które mogą być użyte jako przysłówki opinii, mogą równie dobrze służyć jako przysłówki komentarza. Jednakże niektóre przysłówki są znacznie częściej używane od innych.

Miejsce w zdaniu

Przysłówki opinii występują na początku zdania lub rzadziej na jego końcu i są zazwyczaj oddzielone od reszty zdania przecinkiem. Przysłówki komentarza poprzedzają czasownik główny, chyba że jest to czasownik „to be”. W takim wypadku, przysłówek może stać przed lub po tym czasowniku. W niektórych przypadkach, przysłówki komentarza stojące przed czasownikiem głównym mogą również być oddzielone od reszty zdania przecinkiem, choć ogólnie nie jest to wymagane. W poniższych przykładach, przysłówki opinii i komentarza występują w odpowiednich miejscach. Zdanie oznaczone jest gwiazdką, jeżeli miejsce przysłówków powoduje, że zdanie nabiera charakteru niestandardowego, nienaturalnego lub zbyt formalnego jak na język mówiony.

Przysłówek opinii lub komentarza Na początku zdania Przed czasownikiem głównym Na końcu zdania
clearly Clearly, he doesn't know what he is doing. He clearly doesn't know what he is doing. He doesn't know what he is doing, clearly.
obviously Obviously, you are acting silly. You are obviously acting silly You are acting silly, obviously.
personally Personally, I'd rather go by train. I'd personally rather go by train. I'd rather go by train, personally.
presumably Presumably, he didn't have time to go to the post office. He presumably didn't have time to go to the post office. He didn't have time to go to the post office, presumably.
seriously Seriously, I can't give this speech. I seriously can't give this speech. I can't give this speech, seriously.
surely Surely you tried to get here on time. You surely tried to get here on time. You tried to get here on time, surely.
technically Technically, we cannot fly to Mars and back. We technically cannot fly to Mars and back. We cannot fly to Mars and back, technically.
undoubtedly Undoubtedly, he has a good reason not to come. He undoubtedly has a good reason not to come. He has a good reason not to come, undoubtedly.
bravely Bravely, I kept on walking. I bravely kept on walking. *I kept on walking, bravely.
carelessly Carelessly, she threw her book into the pond. She carelessly threw her book into the pond. *She threw her book into the pond, carelessly.
certainly Certainly you should be there. You certainly should be there. / You should certainly be there. You should be there, certainly.
cleverly Cleverly, Sally hid the jellybeans. Sally cleverly hid the jellybeans. *Sally hid the jellybeans, cleverly.
definitely *Definitely, you are smart. You defintely are smart. / You are definitely smart. *You are smart, definitely.
foolishly Foolishly, they cried out. They foolishly cried out. They cried out, foolishly.
generously Generously, he donated the money. He generously donated the money. *He donated the money, generously.
stupidly Stupidly, they played in the street. They stupidly played in the street. *They played in the street, stupidly.
obviously Obviously, we are lost. We are obviously lost. / *We obviously are lost. We are lost, obviously.
kindly Kindly, she fed the cat first. She kindly fed the cat first. She fed the cat first, kindly.
luckily Luckily, you got here on time. You luckily got here on time. You got here on time, luckily.
fortunately Fortunately, we found the boat. We fortunately found the boat. We found the boat, fortunately.
naturally Naturally, you cannot be in the circus now. You naturally cannot be in the circus now. You cannot be in the circus now, naturally.
wisely Wisely, she stayed home to take a nap. She wisely stayed home to take a nap. She stayed home to take a nap, wisely.
confidentially Confidentially, I never gave him the envelope.   I never gave him the envelope, confidentially.
theoretically Theoretically, we could send astronauts to Mars. We could theoretically send astronauts to Mars. / We theoretically could send astronauts to Mars. We could send astronauts to Mars, theoretically.
truthfully Truthfully, I don't like chocolate much. I truthfully don't like chocolate much. I don't like chocolate much, truthfully.
disappointingly Disappointingly, she got fourth place. She disappointingly got fourth place. She got fourth place, disappointingly.
thoughtfully Thoughtfully, I turned away. I thoughtfully turned away. I turned away, thoughtfully.
simply *Simply, I don't want to come. I simply don't want to come.  
unbelievably Unbelievably, she showed up late again. She unbelievably showed up late again. She showed up late again, unbelievably.
unfortunately Unfortunately, there is no more room. There is unfortunately no more room. / There unfortunately is no more room. There is no more room, unfortunately.