Adverbs
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3. now 4. also 5. even 6. just 7. here 8. back 9. still 10. never 11. well 12. again 13. so 14. there 15. away 16. always 17. once 18. however 19. often 20. over 21. perhaps 22. thus 23. yet 24. too 25. almost One of the fundamental identifying features of modifying adverbs is that they are by definition optional elements. Unlike the other major parts of speech—nouns, adjectives, and verbs— adverbs can always be deleted without affecting the grammaticality of the sentence. For example, consider the following sentence: We had dinner then.