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Finally, the rain drummed decreasingly loudly on the roof.Finally, the rain drummed less and less loudly on the roof.1. As the evening wore on, we spoke decreasingly animatedly.2. The spectators cheered increasingly loudly.3. The chirping of the crickets disturbed us increasingly little.4. As he grew older, he walked increasingly far.5. The new shuttle service functioned increasingly reliably.6. The sun shone decreasingly intensely.7. As I became tired, I wrote increasingly slowly.8. The boy learned to read increasingly well.Answers8. Rewrite each of the following sentences, changing the positive form of the adverb tothe superlative form, and using the definite article the. Use the words given in bracketsas the second part of the comparison. For example:This window opens easily. (of all the windows in the room)This window opens the most easily of all the windows in the room .He plays this piece well. (of anyone in the band)He plays this piece the best of anyone in the band.1. She understood the lesson readily. (of all the pupils in the class)2. This kite flies badly. (of all the kites I have ever made)3. That train leaves early. (of all the trains departing from this station)4. Last night it snowed hard. (of any night in the year)5. The potato field produces little. (of all the fields on the farm)6. This highway runs straight. (of all the highways in the country)7. She speaks quietly. (of all the people I know)8. The bass sings low. (of all the singers)9. Eagles fly high. (of all the birds which live in the mountains)10. She prepares meals well. (of all the students in the class)11. They regard his proposal favorably. (of all the proposals they have received)12. Bill ran far. (of all the boys)13. His arrow came near. (to the center of the target)14. This bus travels slowly. (of all the buses)Answers9. Paying attention to the sentence structure, complete each of the following sentencescorrectly by filling in the blank with the positive, comparative, or superlative form ofthe adverb given in brackets. For example:We clapped as ____ as we could. (loudly)We clapped as loudly as we could.They arrived ______ than they had expected. (promptly)They arrived more promptly than we had expected.She swam the ____ of all the girls in the school. (far)She swam the farthest of all the girls in the school.