Adverbs can modify whole sentences. There’s a myth that it’s wrong to say, “Hopefully, I’ll win the lottery” because it suggests that you will in fact win the lottery and you’ll do so ...

Adverbs describe verbs, adjectives and other adverbs. A positive adjective describes one thing: This is a good book. A comparative adjective compares two things: This book is better than that book.

I am gladly, fully, openly in support of adverbs. Despite our democratic ideals, schoolchildren throughout America learn that not all words are created equal: Nouns and verbs make sense of the ...