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    Rearrange these adverbial words or phrases, putting them into the correct position.
     
   

I have been waiting ( for two hours; patiently )

I have been waiting patiently for two hours.

     
1.   I watered the plants ( on the front porch; before having my dinner ).
2.   It has been raining ( for four days; continuously; here ).
3.   The boy laughed ( when he heard that; last night; heartily ).
4.   Henry's brother fell ( from a tree; rather heavily; this afternoon ).
5.   They discussed the matter ( thoroughly; for half an hour; before casting the vote ).
6.   He got off the bus ( at the bus stop; rather clumsily ).
7.   Does she have to go ( to Sun Island; immediately; with all of us ) ?
8.   The robber pointed his revolver ( at us; menacingly; when he held us up ).
9.   The children were sleeping ( when we came back; last night; soundly ).
10.   Peter and Paul came here ( by bus; rather unexpectedly; yesterday evening ).
11.   The car was damaged ( yesterday; very badly; in the accident )
12.   Aunt Poly put all the clothes ( neatly; after folding them; into the cupboard ).
13.   A man grabbed me ( roughly; as I was passing by; on the dark street ).
14.   The door bell has been ringing ( the whole day; on and off ).
15.   The policeman was whistling ( as he cycled along the road; early in the morning; softly ).
16.   She handed me a gaily-wrapped parcel 9 during my birthday party; with a shy smile; at my home ).
17.   They offered to give me a lift ( willingly; in the mornings; to my office ).
18.   We witnessed a serious accident ( last week; very; at the junction near the market ).
     

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1.   I watered the plants on the front porch before having my dinner.
2.   It has been raining continuously here for four days.
3.   The boy laughed heartily when he hard that last night.
4.   Henry's brother fell rather heavily from a tree this afternoon.
5.   They discussed the matter thoroughly for half an hour before casting the vote.
6.   He got off the bus rather clumsily at the bus stop.
7.   Does she have to go with all of us to Sun Island immediately ?
8.   The robber pointed his revolver menacingly at us when he held us up.
9.   The children were sleeping soundly when we came back last night.
10.   Peter and Paul came here rather unexpectedly by bus yesterday evening.
11.   The car was very badly damaged in the accident yesterday.
12.   Aunt Polly put all the clothes neatly into the cupboard after folding them.
13.   A man grabbed me roughly on the dark street as I was passing by.
14.   The door bell has been ringing on and off the whole day.
15.   The policeman was whistling softly as he cycled along the road early in the morning.
16.   She handed me a gaily-wrapped parcel with a shy smile at my home during my birthday party.
17.   They willingly offered to give me a lift to my office in the mornings.
18.   We witnessed a very serious accident at the junction near the market last week.
 
 

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