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   9. The death of his friend affected him deep/deeply.
   10. To find water they had to dig deep/deeply into the ground.
   11. I think he’s a pretty/prettily good singer, actually.
   12. The little girl laughed pretty/prettily at the sight of the puppy.
   13. He tries very hard/hardly to make her happy.
   14. She used to be a great musician, but she hard/hardly plays at all now.
   15. Tommy came last/lastly in the 100m sprint.
   16. Last/lastly, I would like to thank the caterers for providing such deli-
         cious food.
   17. Mr Tibbs isn’t in at the moment, but he’ll be here short/shortly.
   18. The policemen stopped short/shortly when they saw the robber had a
         gun.
   19. The eagle was flying high/highly above the mountains.
   20. My father is a high/highly respected surgeon.


                              2.2. COMPARISON

TASK 103. The tables below show the way adverbs and adjectives build forms
of comparison. Consult a grammar reference book and complete the table below
by supplying the missing forms and some example sentences.

                        COMPARISON: ADJECTIVES

     POSITIVE FORM               COMPARATIVE                   SUPERLATIVE
                                       FORM                       FORM
1. One-syllable adjectives:      +    ER THAN           THE +     EST (of all/in   )
� hot                          ________                ________
� large                        ________                ________
� long                         ________                ________


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