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9 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 15 Rewrite these sentences the adverbs in more appropriate positions. 41 We thought we had started early our hike, but already other people had left the campsite. 2 The workers get paid usually weekly, but they haven’t been yet paid for last week. 3 Still the students hada’t completed all their work when they had to lcave yesterday here. 4 Alice lived recently here, but she doesn't here any more live, 3 We used to hear hardly ever them, bu they've become lately noisy realy 16 Add these adverbs to this text. always ever nolonger only outside recently sumetinnes ewduy—wice yer Actress and model Viviane Tavenard is 1) he centre of attention wherever she goes and her appearance in a London boutique this morning was no exception. But her big smile isn’t (2).......... for the crowd of photographers waiting a 0 She's enjoying her lift these days and is) reviews. ‘Tavenard has won the Best Actress award (6) ....» but that hasn't stopped her from working on new and (7)... vwnustal files. “Thie is an excellent time} she seid (6). inn aus interview with Celebrity Life magazine. I think that my lif is the best its @)....... been! ‘The good news for all you Viviane Tavenard fans is that you may not have seen her best work 19) concered about old romances or bad ‘17 Using a dictionary it necessary, rewrite each of the sentences with one of these adverbs instead of just, plus any other necessary changes. almost exactly now ontly (2) simply very recently Example: They just weren't paying attention, The ses werent, paying attention, 1 ‘The couple had just got married. ‘ 2 The baby looks just like her mother. 3 He isn’t just an athlete, he’s a scholar too! 4 Wait for us, we're just coming. 5 Lunch is just about ready. 6 Wear this silly hat. It's just for fun, u7 9 ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS 18 Rewrite each sentence with one pair of adverbs added in appropriate positions. carefully / tomorrow completely / yesterday enough / really 00 / very much 1 [forgot my brother's birthday. 2 The piano is large and our doorway isn’t wide, 3 We enjoyed the trip, but it was expensive. 4 T'llread the report. 19 Choose an ending (a-f) for each beginning (1-6) and add these adverbs. angrily casually enough extremely of course traditionally carelessly completely even individually only very Doocccssss..manriages were arranged, (...) a and everyone wanted it, 2 There was... one ticket left ( bhewasn’'t,......., relaxed. 3 He did the test so ite) © but that’s |...0.0.0......, changed now. 4 sevssesp €aclh player is good, C2) d he started complaining . 5 Although he was dressed ... - € but they don't play well .. veveense 8 © Because he was mnoyed, a team, f he didn’t ..finish part of it. 20 Add these advorbs to this toxt. actually certainly nervously probably still uncontrollably apparently completely of course seriously very unfortunately “You've seen the ghost?” I asked. “More than ones} the ul usan replied. » Thave a photograph. Want to see it?” This is absurd, 1 thought, but asked, ‘You took a photo of the ghost?” “No, not me. It’s a photo of Lady Barnett from an old newspaper report of her death. She's wearing a long white gown, almost (2) . the same one she wears when she appears at night.” He said all this () Boece as if it was solid evidence for the truth of his ghostly tale. She was rich and, (5), for her, she was murdered for her money, Itall happened about ten years ago. The police thought it was her husband who did it. He disappeared soon after. They found him later, locked in a small basement room. His hair had turned ©. white and his eyes were wide open. He was dead, ?) He was clutching the key to Lady Barnett’ safe deposit box in the bank. think her ghost had ®.

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