Shazaam! Call them what you will--but what about Peter's question? Christine Gray -----Original Message----- From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Layton Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:47 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Conjunctive Adverbs Not being a terminology type, I had to go luck up "conjunctive adverbs" and found the following: "accordingly, again, also, besides consequently, finally, furthermore, however, indeed, moreover, nevertheless, otherwise, then, therefore, and thus." Shazzam! It's tech talk for transition words! And here's my take on the "name game" - I have lived for a long time without ever hearing the term "c-a" (for short), and I have to ask myself what's more useful to my students, and the answer is clearly "transition words." Geoff Layton >From: Christine Gray <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Conjunctive Adverbs >Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:34:51 -0400 > >Peter, I know what you mean about conjunctive adverbs. They are "mobile," >as are adverbs. > > > >However, conjunctive adverbs cannot be intensified, which is, I think, a >property adverbs have: very suddenly, for example. Nor are conjunctive >adverbs able to modify verbs. > > > >Christine (Gray) > > _____ > >From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar >[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Peter Adams >Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 5:08 PM >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Conjunctive Adverbs > > > >Everyone seems to agree, even Martha Kolln and the Cambridge Grammar, that >conjunctive adverbs are, indeed, conjunctions. I still don't see why they >are not just considered adverbs. Does anyone see it my way? > > > >Peter Adams > > > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface >at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave >the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ > > >To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface >at: > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html >and select "Join or leave the list" > >Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/ To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/