Adverbs
Today, Sam suggested that we carefully clean the statue.
Today, carefully
The boy by the window waved at the pretty girl.
by, at
No! Don't touch that!
No
John is running in this race, and I am carrying his water bottle.
and
The teacher never asked the shy boy to give an oral report.
never
Lucy played behind the couch.
behind
The poor dear was, alas, destitute and hungry.
alas
Since I will not be home, Tina will answer the phone.
Since
Do you have a special someone in your life now?
now
Before the ballgame on Sunday afternoon, a man ran across the field.
before, on, across
Oh, I haven't seen my brother since he left for college.
Oh
Whether you order one topping or ten, you will get double toppings.
Whether . . . or
Her story was printed in the town paper much later.
much, later
A man stood upon a railroad bridge in northern Alabama looking down into the swift waters.
upon, in, into
Dude, did you see the monster truck go by?
Dude
Is that a mango or a papaya?
or
He was too scared to consider a lengthy conversation with the extremely beautiful girl.
too, extremely
I climbed to my usual perch in the cramped press box above the wooden stands of the baseball park.
to, in, above, of
Hooray! We won the championship game!
Hooray
Both red and blue are my favorite colors.
Both . . . and