Showing posts with label Adverbs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Adverbs. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Hope vs. Hopefully

Hopefully, the check is in the mail.
vs.
I hope the check is in the mail.

In this example, the use of "hopefully" is incorrect. A word that ends in -ly is an adverb and modifies a verb. "Hopefully" cannot modify "is."

If you can substitute "I hope" for "hopefully," you shouldn't use "hopefully."

Confused? Just delete "hopefully" and revise the sentence.