Question

5. The author uses some adjectives and adverbs to express her opinion about littering. Underline them in her article and classify them in the table below.

Littering & Its Effects On The Environment

If everyone on Earth threw garbage and litter indiscriminately wherever they went, the world as we know it would soon be in ruins. Litter in our surroundings is an important environmental issue, which many people overlook. While a majority of people do know that littering is a bad thing, many continue to carelessly scatter their trash around nonetheless. There are a host of problems that stem from littering, and the environment has been suffering as a result of some people's inability to control this habit.

Littering can be hazardous to one's health as well. Trash in an area attracts vermin and bacteria. Broken glass and other sharp objects are dangerous when left in public places. Litter is harmful to wildlife as well. Plastic can cause animals such as birds to choke, when they mistake it for food. And, even worse, small bits of plastic can accumulate in the stomach of a bird, never digesting or decomposing, to the point where there is no more room for real food and the bird starves to death with a full stomach. Lastly, but most obviously, litter makes an area look bad. When a large amount of litter can be found in a particular environment, it reflects badly on the people who live there.

There are misconceptions about what constitutes litter. Some people think that if an item is organic (and will "turn into dirt") it's alright to throw it anywhere. Banana peels, apple cores, and the like, are just some things that come to mind on this one. But in reality, throwing garbage around, organic or otherwise, is littering. And the environment is adversely affected by it.

Quite frankly, the main reason is simple laziness. Our environment can be made much more attractive if people simply use garbage cans properly. If you have garbage to dispose of, and there's isn't a garbage can nearby, then wrap your trash up (in a napkin, plastic, paper bag, etc) and place it in your pocket or carry it with you until you reach a garbage can. Also, make sure that the trash actually goes into the garbage can, and does not fall to the side.

It's all a simple matter of proper waste disposal, which is vital for our environments and for our ecosystems. The truth is, we all know about the problem. Now its time to act on it, if you haven't been. But if you already do have proper and responsible waste disposal habits, remember that you can make a difference by encouraging others to follow your example. When we dispose of our garbage properly, instead of polluting our environment, it does more than just help our locale to look good - we all feel better about it as well.

Answer 1

Adjectives

positive
important
attractive
vital
responsible
proper
good
better
simple

negative
bad
hazardous
broken
dangerous
harmful
worse

neutral
environmental
sharp
full
large
some

Adverbs

positive
frankly
simply
properly

negative
indiscriminately
carelessly
badly
adversely
properly

neutral
lastly
obviously
anywhere
around
otherwise
nearby