Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Common Mistakes in use of English-Lesson 46







Common Mistakes in use of English-Lesson 46

Good Vs Well


 


Good is an adjective. We use good when we want to give more information about a noun.
For example:
My dog is very good. He's a good dog.
She didn't speak very good English. Her English isn't very good.

Well is usually used as an adverb. We use well when we want to give more information about a verb.
For example:
He usually behaves very well.
She didn't speak English very well.

The exception to this can be when you talk about someone's health:
For example:-
She wasn't a well woman.

and when you describe sensations:
For example:-
This pizza tastes/smells/ looks good.

If you say "You look good." It means they look attractive.
If you say "You look well." It means they look healthy.


Hard Vs Hardly
Hard is an adjective. It can mean solid, industrious, or difficult.
For example:-
Heating the clay makes it hard (solid) .
She is a
hard (industrious) worker.
It was a
hard (difficult) test.

Hardly is an adverb and means only just or certainly not.
For example:-
The teacher spoke so quietly I could hardly (only just) hear her.
You can
hardly (certainly not) expect me to do the test for you!


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