Part 85 (1/2)

+394+ +We have a number of words which we use to introduce our sentences+ They are such words as, _so_, _well_ and _why_ These are ordinarily adverbs, but when they are used merely to introduce a sentence they retain little of their adverbial force For example:

_So_, that is your only excuse

_Well_, I cannot understand why you should accept it

_Why_, that is no reason at all

In these sentences, _so_, _well_ and _why_ do not modify any of the words in the sentences, but are used merely to introduce the sentences

They serve in a one before

+395+ +The adverb _there_ is also used as an introductory word+ When it is used in this manner, it loses its adverbial force _There_, as ordinarily used, is an adverb of place, but it is often used to introduce a sentence For example: _There is some mistake about it_ In this sentence _there_ is not used as an adverb, but it is used simply as an introductory word It is used to introduce a sentence in which the verb comes before the real subject _Mistake_ is the real subject of the verb is, and _there_ is used simply as the introductory word

+396+ +The indefinite pronoun _it_ is also used as an introductory word+, to introduce a sentence in much the same manner as _there_ The real subject of the verb occurs later in the sentence For example:

It is best to know the truth

This could be written, _To know the truth is best_, and the entireof the sentence would be conveyed

+397+ +Adverbs of mode+ You remember in our study of adverbs, we had certain adverbs which were called adverbs of mode These are used toin which the entire sentence is uttered Adverbs of arded also as independent words They are such words as, _indeed_, _surely_, _certainly_, _perhaps_, etc For example:

_Indeed_, I cannot tell you now

_Surely_, I will comply with your request

_Perhaps_ it

Exercise 4

Note in the following sentences the words which are pure interjections, and those which are other parts of speech used as exclamatory words

Mark those which are used in direct address, those which are used parenthetically, and those which are used as mere introductory words

1 Oh, it seems impossible to believe it

2 Surely, you will accept my word

3 Nonsense, there is not the least truth in the story

4 It will be ie you to join in this can

6 There is only one solution to the problem

7 It is difficult to discover the true facts

8 Well, I have done my best to persuade you

9 Mr Chairman, I rise to a point of order

10 Cohts

11 Yes, I have studied that philosophy

12 Enough! we have been enslaved too long

13 Hark! we hear the tramp of the army of labor