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Building sentences using adverbs in positive, comparative and superlative forms

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I was __________ impressed by their courage. (strong)

I was STRONGLY impressed by their courage.

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all afternoon / the sun / (bright) / shone

The sun shone BRIGHTLY all afternoon.

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Everything is proceeding ___________. (normal)

Everything is proceeding normally.

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Please drive ____________. (slow )

Please drive slowly.

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(happy) / agreed / they / to the proposal.

They agreed to the proposal HAPPILY.

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We arrived _____________. (punctual - base adv)

We arrived PUNCTUALLY.

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chattered / (noisy) / the children

The children chattered NOISILY.

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Ayami worked _____________ until nine o’clock. (continuous - base adverb!)

Ayami worked CONTINUOUSLY until nine o’clock. (continuous)

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The train travels fast. The bus doesn't.

The train travels FASTER THAN the bus.

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In the morning, the sun shone brightly. In the afternoon, it didn't.

In the morning, the sun shone MORE brightly THAN in the afternoon.

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Sultan sings badly. Fahad sings really well.

Sultan sings WORSE THAN Fahad.

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The squirrel came up near. I had expected it wouldn't.

The squirrel came up NEARER THAN I had expected.

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Her son plays the violin well. Her daughter doesn't.

Her son plays the violin BETTER THAN her daughter does.

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Captain Cook sailed long. Columbus didn't.

Captain Cook sailed LONGER THAN Columbus did.

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Their project was completed successfully. Our project wasn't.

Their project was completed MORE SUCCESSFULLY THAN our project.

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She understood the lesson clearly. (of all the students in the class)

She understood the lesson THE MOST CLEARLY of all the students in the class.

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