lunarpower wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

lunarpower wrote:

GMATGuruNY wrote:

A.Kiran wrote:i have one more question.

Is there any list of adverbs that are available ? ( which follow the -'' namely'' rule )

can you please give us few more words apart from 'namely, especially' .
Is it good to add in my notes about the rules about these words ?


Thanks Mitch

Off the top of my head: I can think of: particularly, mostly, primarily, mainly.

that's not a bad list, but it is worth noting that those four words can also be used as normal adjectives (i.e., to modify adjectives or verbs), while "namely" generally can't.

example:
the paint job on the new car is primarily red, but is decorated with stripes and flames in other colors.
--> here, "primarily" is used as a normal adverb, modifying the adjective "red". you cannot use "namely" in this sort of construction.

Yes, very true!

We should make clear, however, that the other words in the list can function not as normal adjectives but as normal adverbs.

nice catch. i edited my post accordingly.