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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Why it is "surprisingly"
Hi everyone, can you explain why it has to be "surprisingly" in this sentence
Professor Reginald Layke's proposal for an additional course in business management was approved in a surprisingly short time.
Thank you so much!
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The approval was given much sooner than was expected.
- The approval was given much sooner than was expected.
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anonymousin a surprisingly short time.
short is an adjective. The adverb surprisingly modifies the adjective.
Other adverbs can be used
a very short time.
a rather short time.
an unusually short t
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