Topics: Disjuncts and Conjuncts

Disjuncts are adverbials that express the speaker’s comment or attitude toward the content of a sentence. They often convey the speaker’s evaluation, opinion, emotional state, perspective, or position regarding a particular topic.

Disjuncts are words or phrases that interrupt the normal flow of a sentence, providing additional information or commentary. They can be used to add emphasis, express attitude, or offer clarification.

Most disjuncts are prepositional phrases or clauses.When functioning as prepositional phrases or clauses, disjuncts provide additional commentary about the sentence, often expressing an attitude, opinion, or perspective. They typically begin with a preposition and offer insight into the speaker’s thoughts or feelings.

Examples of Disjuncts as Prepositional Phrases:

1. To be frank, I am not impressed with the results.