Madeleine Pennoyer of Flat Rock recently asked: "Please would you write a column on the 'loss' of the adverb?" She obviously hears and sees sentences that could benefit from the use of this frequently ...

An essential relative clause provides necessary, defining information about the noun. On the other hand, non‐ essential relative clauses provide additional, non‐necessary information about the noun.

For many years, the adverb "hopefully" has caused a tug of war involving language experts, teachers and other assorted authorities. They are tussling over how this adverb should be used. Before ...