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Advice about adverbs is complex. I will try to explain simply. Adverbs make writing more vibrant and interesting – sometimes. The 'sometimes' comes from the type of adverb. There are different ty...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:01:00Z (about 5 years ago)
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S. Mitchell
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2019-12-08T07:01:00Z (about 5 years ago)
Advice about adverbs is complex. I will try to explain simply.
Adverbs make writing more vibrant and interesting – sometimes. The 'sometimes' comes from the type of adverb.
There are different types of adverbs. The basic categories are those that modify:
1. verbs e.g. He ran **slowly**.
2. adjectives e.g. She was **very** small.
3. other adverbs e.g. He ran **extremely** slowly.
4. whole sentences/clauses e.g. **Yesterday** , we ate pizza.
It is the first type, those that change verbs, which we need to think about more. Consider these pairs of sentences:
She spoke quietly.
She whispered.
He talked loudly.
He shouted.
The man walked slowly along the path.
The man shuffled along the path.
I hope that you will agree that for most purposes the second one is better. Of course, no writing rule is ever absolute, but replacing ‘ly’ adverbs with strong verbs is a good idea.
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System
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2017-09-18T09:18:53Z (over 7 years ago)
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