Adverbs usage¶
How not to use adverbs¶
Better specific words¶
very big >> huge
really bad >> evil
rudely took >> snatch
read it hastily >> skimmed it
grossly overweight >> obese
terribly frightened >> petrified
greedily drunk the wine >> guzzled the wine
Redundant¶
He shouted loudly
He hurried off quickly
Many adverbs don’t have another better choice¶
rapidly corroded
permanently ineligible (ineligible itself has no time limit)
He seldom wrote to her