Meet Tom Swifty

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1. A Tom Swifty -or Swiftie- is a sentence in which an adverb (but also a verb or a noun) relates both properly and punningly to a sentence of reported speech. An example: "I need a pencil sharpener" said Tom bluntly. Now, if you have enough sense of humor, you'll easily complete the following Tom Swifties choosing the correct adverb. "This is mutiny!" said Tom... willingly emphatically eagerly bountifully

2. "I'd like some Chinese food", said Tom... gravely crudely boldly wantonly

3. Not only an adverb can produce a Tom Swifty, but also a noun, as in the following example: "I am wearing a ring" said Tom with... pleasure regret abandon enthusiasm

4. "I play tennis every Saturday" said Tom... minutely yearningly weakly daily

5. Now let's do it with a verb. Choose the correct one to complete this: "May I sing in church Sunday?" Tom... asked inquired investigated wondered

6. "I have a split personality" said Tom... going to the john talking in the mike paying the bill being frank

7. "I love newborn kittens" said Tom cryptically darkly boldly literally

8. "I'll read a fairy tale" said Tom perraulty grimly andersenly collodily

9. "I've struck oil" said Tom reverently ruthlessly candidly crudely

10. "I dig it" said Tom.. spritely presently gravely absentmindedly