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 wantonly boldly crudely

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... regret pleasure enthusiasm abandon

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

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

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

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

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