Adverbs Of Emotion

adverb An adverb modifies or describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb. 'Sadly' is an adverb that expresses sorrow or regret.

interjection An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclamation. 'Sadly' can be used as an interjection to express sadness or disappointment.

• Sadly, the company had to lay off several employees due to budget cuts.
• I can't make it to the party tonight, sadly.
• I got stood up on my date, sadly.
• His dreams of becoming a professional athlete were sadly shattered after his injury.