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Lesson 7 - Part 1
Adverbs and adjectives
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Lesson 7 – Part 1



1. Jeff, one of the biggest men you could imagine, walked heavily through the antique store, while Ginnie's eyes looked quickly at each item left quivering in his wake.



Jeff, a bear of a man, stomped through the antique store, while Ginnie scanned the quivering items in his wake.





2. The big fuzzy dog lazily fell to the floor.



The shaggy wolf of a dog sagged to the floor.





3. A dirty homeless man walked across the street slowly, as the large crowd of people quickly walked around him.



The homeless man strolled across the street as the crowd scurried around him.





4. The pretty girl who sits at the front desk and answers the phone, carefully typed a letter quitting her job to her big fat employer.



The cute receptionist typed her letter of resignation with more care then her moose of a boss deserved.





5.  The mean looking, bald cop, a really little guy, loudly told us to move quickly from the area.



The dwarf of a cop—scowling and hairless—barked for us to clear off, and fast!





6. The thin taxi driver suddenly braked, causing Beth, his passenger, a blonde haired, blued-eyed woman, to rapidly react.



The string bean of a cabdriver jammed on the brakes, causing the blue-eyed blonde, Beth, to panic.





7. When Ted walked in I noticed right away that he was dressed impeccably, but when he started talk I hastily moved away, as his breath was very bad.



Ted’s impeccable clothes drew me to him, but after one whiff of his breath I excused myself and backed away.





8. Nancy, the oldest woman in our office, works very diligently, and faithfully arrives early every day.



Prompt and efficient, Nancy was proud of her seniority at the office.





9. Sally sat silently, waiting for someone else to speak first.



Mute, Sally sat hoping some would begin speaking.





10. I anxiously waited for my brown-eyed, beefy husband to get home, so I could happily tell him the news.



I paced the porch, ready to pounce on my bull of a mate as soon as he came home with the happy update.





11. Carlita walked silently through the pitch black of the deserted, empty house, fingers pushing lightly on each closed door.



With a tentative touch, Carlita tested each closed door as she crept through the dark, deserted house.





12. John hurriedly ate his burger and fries.



John wolfed down his Happy Meal.





13.The little brown-eyed girl quietly moved behind the couch to hide from her big brother.



The small girl with the chocolate eyes slipped behind the couch to keep her older brother from finding her.





14. She wrote the report unusually neatly.



She wrote the report with unaccustomed neatness.





15. I was vivisbly upset when the big scary man looked at me with evil eyes.



My fear of the devil-eyed monster was evident.







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