DELAYED ADVERBS 1
|level: Intermediate (B1/B2)
Rewrite each sentence by moving the adverb to a more natural position.
1. He spoke to her, softly, like he was speaking to a child. → ✓
2. I gladly accepted his invitation. → ✓
3. He was walking around the neighborhood, aimlessly, like a zombie. → ✓
4. We had had begun to learn French, slowly but consistently. → ✓
5. We eventually started to understand what she was trying to tell us. → ✓
6. He suffered, silently, every time he saw her. → ✓
7. He firmly rejected the offer. → ✓
8. I completely understand your position. → ✓
9. Things went smoothly. → ✓
10. He tried to stop her, unsuccessfully. → ✓
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