Look at this sentence. The italicised adverb expresses an opinion or point of view.

Obviously , the only dress Wanda had was the blue one she wore every day. (This was obvious to the speaker.)

Other such adverbs are apparently , evidently , surprisingly , possibly , hopefully , incredibly , luckily . Use these words appropriately in the blanks in the sentences below. (You may use a word more then once and more than one word may be appropriate for a given blank.)

1. ____________ , he finished his work on time.

2. ____________ , it will not rain on the day of the match.

3 . _____________, he had been stealing money from his employer.

4. Television is ___________ to blame for the increase in violence in society.

5. The children will _____________ learn from their mistakes.

6. I can’t ________________ lend you that much money.

7. The thief had _____________ been watching the house for many days.

8. The thief ______________ escaped by bribing the jailor.

9. _________________ , no one had suggested this before.

10. The water was ________________ hot.