Intensifying adverbs

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 378.

Steps to better writing

Structuring a review

Word formation

Change nouns 1-10 in the review into their adjective form.

A. Look at a-f in 1 again. In what order are they arranged in the review?

B. Here are some ideas which might be included in a review of a play. Use a-f as headings and group these ideas in the appropriate paragraph.

•producer • location of theatre • setting • length of play • strengths • your opinion • writer • recommendations • cost of production • other critics' opinions • weaknesses • plot • characters • director • special effects • music • stage props • actors • technical details

C. Decide which ideas in В are important to include and which ones are unnecessary.

A. Put these adverbs in groups 1–3. Some adverbs may appear under more than one heading.

• completely • quite • truly • rather • slightly • absolutely • fairly • totally • highly • really • considerably • extremely

1) adverbs which intensify the meaning a little

2) adverbs which tone down or decrease the effect of meaning

3) adverbs which are used with ungradable, or «limit» words, e.g. correct

B. Choose one of the adverbs from the list in A and add them before the adjectives to sentences 1-6.

1) The actress who took the lead was pretty.

2) The end of the play was terrifying.

3) The seats we had were uncomfortable.

4) The use of lighting was original.

5) The music was terrific.

6) The tickets were expensive.