A sentence adverbial that provides some comment by the speaker or writer on the content of the sentence in which they appear. Disjuncts often come at or near the beginning of the sentence.
Admittedly, the enemy on this occasion was not Napoleon. In the sentence the disjunct is admittedly.
Common disjuncts include:
Actually Admittedly Basically Briefly Clearly
Frankly In general Obviously Perhaps Personally.
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