needless adverbs

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Eliminating needless adverbs streamlines your writing. Omitting these intensifiers makes you sound more credible and businesslike. See how many needless adverbs you can find.

Try to find all 11 words on this board.

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Answer Key for needless adverbs

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3E # L # # H # Y # # #
4T Q # E W # L # Y # #
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Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  17n
ACTUALLY  110ne
COMPLETELY  41e
DEFINITELY  66nw
EXTREMELY  1010w
QUITE  15se
RATHER  39e
REALLY  52e
SEVERELY  911w
SOMEWHAT  18ne
VERY  67ne