Is it grammatically correct to commence a sentence with "Probably"?

Question

Is it grammatically correct to commence a sentence with "Probably"?

Answer 1

I don't know. We are told not to start sentences with the words BUT or AND, but I have seen this rule broken many times in newspapers and books, so sometimes I wonder how important some of these rules of grammar really are.

Answer 2

probably not

Answer 3

No it is not.

Answer 4

Yes, unless it's a (sic) quote.

Answer 5

no. just like it's not grammatically correct to start a sentence with 'because'. you should never start a sentence with a word that makes the reader need to know the previous sentence. so there you go.

Answer 6

Probably not.

Answer 7

No, though it would help us if you told us the sentence? But, no

Although, it would work if the sentence only consisted of the word 'probably'

Answer 8

Yes, you can start a sentence with an adverb.   So long as the rest of the sentence observes the rules of grammar.   Like, "Inevitably, he fell down when shot through the head."

Answer 9

Probably.

Answer 10

Yes.

Answer 11

surely you could say something like:

Probably the oldest man in the world, Mr John Jones has just reached his 150th birthday.