Discussions At The Garden Bench

  1.  Let's talk a little bit more about the LY adverbs we examined in Lesson Three. Scroll down and read the version of Circle of Life below. How many LY adverbs did you see?

  2.  Do you think the story's meaning was lost, or the imagery was diminished with the lack of LY adverb use?

  3.  Did you think this version of Circle of Life was easier or harder to understand than Lesson Three's version? Why?

  4.  Find a piece of your own work that is heavily sprinkled with unnecessary adjectives and LY adverbs. Take them out and read the story.

  5.  Did removing them change your story? Did that make it better or worse? Why?

  6.  What are some of your worst grammatical habits in writing?