The Big Game 4 The Power of Adverbs 10 How to Spot an Adverb 16 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 About the Author 24 Table of Contents ChaPter one ChaPter two ChaPter three 3
The Big Game I just know we’re going to win today Lucy said cheerfully She watched her teammate Jon lace up his shoes Be sure to tie those tightly Their soccer team the Blasters was playing a championship match against their rivals the Rockets Lucy and Jon were getting ready to join their team and warm up before the game ChaPter one A championship match is one of the most exciting parts of a soccer season 4
The Rockets beat us pretty badly last year This time I’m going to run so quickly and score so often that they won’t know what hit them Jon said excitedly Let’s go warm up now We want to be perfectly ready as soon as the referee blows the whistle Lucy kicked a ball over to Jon Jon stopped the ball and skillfully popped it into the air with his foot Run over there he said I’m going to kick it hard It takes a lot of practice to get good at handling a soccer ball 5
