Collocations 8 (adverb+verb)

Choose the best adverb or adverbial phrase from the table below to go with
the verbs and complete the sentences.

approvingly
sharply
blankly
prematurely
noticeably
heavily

menacingly
perfectly
upright
barely
sternly
openly

1. People who over-expose themselves to strong sunlight are known to

show signs of ageing _________.
2. It was a deep cut to the leg and the poor animal began to bleed
_________.
3. The revolution began when a small group of students _________ defied
police orders to return to their homes after a football match.
4. Three men hovering _________ near the bank in a mini-van alerted the
police to the planned robbery.
5. I wasn't sure if Maggie agreed with what I was saying but then she began
nodding head _________, so I continued with what I was saying.
6. The government has raised the price of cigarettes _________ in an
attempt to reduce smoking.
7. We have had to _________ rebuke your son, Mrs. Wilson. His behaviour
on the school trip yesterday was nothing short of disgraceful.
8. The political views of the British Labour Party _________ shifted in the
first part of the 1990s.
9. Please sit _________ Jane. You look so awful when you slouch in your
chair!
10. I didn't even understand the question the professor had asked me and I
ended up just staring _________ at her. It was so humiliating.
11. Ooh, buy this skirt Karen. It suits you _________!
12. He _________ understood the main points of the plan and we had to go
over them three times. I don't know how he ever became the head of this
section!

KEY
1. People who over-expose themselves to strong sunlight are known to
show signs of ageing __PREMATURELY__.
2. It was a deep cut to the leg and the poor animal began to bleed
__HEAVILY__.
3. The revolution began when a small group of students __OPENLY__ defied
police orders to return to their homes after a football match.
4. Three men hovering __MENACINGLY__ near the bank in a mini-van
alerted the police to the planned robbery.
5. I wasn't sure if Maggie agreed with what I was saying but then she began
nodding head __APPROVINGLY__, so I continued with what I was saying.
6. The government has raised the price of cigarettes __SHARPLY__ in an
attempt to reduce smoking.
7. We have had to __STERNLY__ rebuke your son, Mrs. Wilson. His
behaviour on the school trip yesterday was nothing short of disgraceful.
8. The political views of the British Labour Party __NOTICEABLY__ shifted in
the first part of the 1990s.
9. Please sit __UPRIGHT__ Jane. You look so awful when you slouch in your
chair!
10. I didn't even understand the question the professor had asked me and I
ended up just staring __BLANKLY__ at her. It was so humiliating.
11. Ooh, buy this skirt Karen. It suits you __PERFECTLY__!
12. He __BARELY__ understood the main points of the plan and we had to
go over them three times. I don't know how he ever became the head of
this section!