Can Otherwise Be an Adverb?

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Otherwise can be used in the following ways: as a way of showing how a sentence or clause is related to what has already been said: We must hurry; otherwise we'll miss the train. as an ordinary adverb: You're in love with Robert. It does no good to pretend otherwise.

Is otherwise an adjective or adverb?

"otherwise" is always an adverb and, as such, it can modify an adjective, an adverb, a verb, or a whole sentence. In the examples you mention it modifies an adjective ("ordinary," "beautiful").

Is otherwise an adverb or conjunction?

Otherwise is commonly used as an adverb that means 'or else,' 'except that,' or 'in another way,' but it can also be used as an adjective meaning 'in another scenario.

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