Exercise 2

Improve the location of the adverbs in the following sentences and

observe how the change of place of the adverb may alter the meaning of

the sentence:

1. I _only_ saw the President once.

2. Such prices are _only_ paid in times of great scarcity.

3. No man has _ever_ so much wealth that he does not want more.

4. It seems that the workers can be _never_ aroused.

5. I want to _briefly_ state the reason for my action.

6. I shall be glad to help you _always_.

7. I _only_ mention a few of the facts.

8. He _nearly_ walked to town.

9. We are told that the Japanese _chiefly_ live upon rice.

10. They expected them to sign a treaty _daily_.

11. Having _nearly_ lost all his money he feared _again_ to venture.

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