Strong nouns and verbs are the framework of well-written sentences. And although modifiers like adverbs and adjectives can help create more accurate and complete images in the mind of your readers.
USING ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS
trong nouns and verbs are the framework of well-written sentences. And although modifiers like adverbs and adjectives can help create more accurate and complete images in the mind of your readers, you should use them sparingly.
An example of an adjective is diligent in diligent employee. An example of an adverb is carefully in carefully review.
This is because using too many modifiers can detract from the importance of a message and make it harder to follow.
In the sentence:
"The report's final conclusion is that employees don't responsively deal with customer complaints promptly and soon enough. Actually, managers and employees need to cooperatively work together to reach a consensus of opinion on how to solve this problematic and perplexing issue."
The words final, responsively, soon, actually, cooperatively, of opinion, and problematic are unnecessary modifiers.
When you take out the unnecessary modifiers in the sample text, its meaning becomes clearer.
The previous example is revised to read:
"The report concludes that employees don't respond to customer complaints promptly enough. Managers and employees need to work together to find a solution to this problem."
Generally, you should use adjectives and adverbs only when they're really necessary to clarify the meaning of your text. For example, it is acceptable to request that you review a proposal carefully or to refer to the word count of a proposal.
In the sentence:
"We need to carefully review the client's proposal. I want each of you to submit a 250-word assessment of the proposal."
carefully is an acceptable adverb and 250-word is an acceptable adjective.
QUESTION
Which sentences use adjectives and adverbs incorrectly?
The first sentence has too many unnecessary adjectives and adverbs. For example, energized, enthusiastic, and excitedly all seem to convey the same meaning in this context.
The second sentence doesn't use unnecessary adjectives or adverbs. Its meaning is clear. The word "motivational" describes the type of speech given, providing a more complete picture for the reader.
The third sentence is unnecessarily drawn out because it makes use of too many adverbs and adjectives. For example, "recently employed" and "new" mean the same thing in this context.
Th fourth sentence doesn't use unnecessary adjectives or adverbs, which can make messages unclear.
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