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Clouse: Jumpstart
Jumpstart!: A Workbook for Writers, 2/e
Barbara Fine Clouse

Adjectives, Adverbs, and Articles

Writing On- and Offline



This activity will help familiarize you with professional writers' use of adjectives and adverbs. Visit any or all of the following sites and locate an essay that interests you:

Examine your essay paying special attention to adjectives and adverbs.



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How does the writer you've chosen employ adjectives and adverbs? What work do they do?

For additional help with adjectives and adverbs, visit The Purdue University Writing Lab.



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Take notes during your visit.