Question

Use appropriate adverbs or adverb phrases to fill in the blanks in the sentences below:
1.The man had gone ______ and was not to be found.
2.Sheena replied ______ loudly because there was noise in the room.
3. There was bright sunshine _____.
4.They visit their home town _______.
5. The girl answered the teacher _______ as she was not sure of the answer.​

Answer 1

Today I went to the doctor’s office for an examination because I thought I might be getting influenza. I skipped going to the gymnasium after that. I stopped for gasoline and went home. Elizabeth wanted me to help with her mathematics homework, but I fell asleep watching a situation comedy.

While some people might prefer the extra formality and articulation in the second version, we’re guessing the majority would prefer the first. That is because it applies a popular linguistic technique: clipping.

Clipping is the reduction of a multisyllabic word to form a new one without changing the original meaning or part of speech. The clipped word represents the bigger word while making it easier to write, spell, and say.