EPP1 SPEAKING: ADVERB

She had been looking forward to the party all week, but no one contacted her. __________, they didn't invite her to the party.

• Predictably

• Clearly

• Personally

• Sadly

He kept repeating himself and avoided answering the main question. __________, he had no idea what he was doing.

• Obviously

• Inevitably

• Regrettably

• Personally

Some people may disagree, but this is my honest opinion. __________, I think the new policy is unfair.

• Clearly

• Personally

• Sadly

• Inevitably

The company has been losing money for months, and no changes were made. __________, the project was delayed due to budget issues.

• Predictably

• Obviously

• Frankly

• Personally

I'm not trying to be rude, but I feel this needs to be said. __________, the report was poorly written.

• Regrettably

• Personally

• Clearly

• Frankly

She trained hard and was fully qualified, but wasn't offered the job. __________, she wasn't chosen for the role.

• Inevitably

• Frankly

• Sadly

• Generally

He had done the same thing in his last job, so no one was shocked. __________, he was fired again for missing deadlines.

• Personally

• Clearly

• Predictably

• Surprisingly

No one expected much from the team this season. __________, they ended up finishing first in the league.

• Generally

• Obviously

• Surprisingly

• Unfortunately

With no preparation and a tight deadline, failure seemed certain. __________, things didn't go according to plan.

• Personally

• Sadly

• Inevitably

• Clearly

The instructions were simple, but he still didn't follow them. __________, we can't afford to wait any longer.

• Clearly

• Sadly

• Predictably

• Regrettably