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Originally Posted by gmw
One example is "He closed the door firmly." He admits this works but asks if "firmly" really has to be there.
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As you pointed out, it depends on context. If the door was known to be balky at closing, or if the character was hesitant about closing the door, but wanted to be decisive, then the adverb is fine. (now I can say it's an adverb, whereas before I just knew it was the word that went there.-)