C1Englishen.c1.062

Stance adverbials: predictably, inevitably, paradoxically

Structure:

Predictably / Inevitably / Paradoxically, + main clause

These adverbials frame how the reader should interpret the information that follows.

Example:

Paradoxically, the more options people have, the less satisfied they feel.

Examples

Paradoxically, the more options people have, the less satisfied they feel.

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "Paradoxically, the more options people have, the less satisfied they feel."

Absolute construction (nominative absolute)

Absolute construction: All things considered

Absolute construction: The matter having been settled

Advanced affixation: noun and adjective suffixes

Advanced affixation: productive prefixes