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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V Y B Z L Q D M S R C
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E Y J F T L U V Y H U
R W L E T I U Q T E T
E M P L T U N T H R R
V E R Y A Q L I E Y N
E E L O J E Y P F L X
S Y L E M E R T X E Y
Y L E T E L P M O C D
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Answer Key for needless adverbs

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3Y # L S O M E W H A T
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Word X Y Direction
ABSOLUTELY  54se
ACTUALLY  21e
COMPLETELY  611w
DEFINITELY  66nw
EXTREMELY  1010w
QUITE  76w
RATHER  102s
REALLY  710nw
SEVERELY  110n
SOMEWHAT  43e
VERY  18e