Mrs. Graham

WBHS 2007

English II

� Always use good as an adjective (to describe nouns)� Ex: Red is a good color for

you. [Color is a noun; good describes it.]

� Use well as an adverb (to describe verbs) or manner of telling how ably or how adequately something is done� Ex: You dress well.

good describes it.]� Ex: You dress well.

[Dress is a verb; well describes how you do it.]

� Ex: I play basketball very well. [Well describes how adequately you play basketball.]

� Well may be used as in adjective, only if used to mean “in good health”

� Ex: Aren’t you feeling well? [meaning, in good health]

� ***You can use bad 0r good with any linking verbs!!

� Always use bad as an adjective (describes a noun) or after a linking verb� Ex: That’s a bad idea.

� Always use badly as an adverb. (describes a verb)� Ex: The porch swing is

squeaking badly. � Ex: That’s a bad idea. [Bad describes idea.]

� Ex: I feel bad about your moving away. [describes the linking verb feel]

� Ex: That milk tastes bad. [describes the linking verb tastes. ]

squeaking badly. [describes how the swing is squeaking]

� Ex: I’ll rewrite these invitations because someone wrote them badly. [describes how they wrote them.]

� That television show was (bad, badly).� We wanted to go on a picnic, but the weather looked (bad,

badly).� That scarf looks (good, well) on you.� French toast tastes (good, well) with homemade applesauce. � Beth thought she was catching a cold, but she feels (good, well)

now. � Beth thought she was catching a cold, but she feels (good, well)

now. � Luke’s trumpet solo sounded flat, but yours sounded (good,

well).� This stuffy cabin smells (bad, badly); let’s open the windows.� Sam felt (bad, badly) about forgetting to drive Lou home after

her appointment.� Our science teacher said our project was done (good, well).

� Don’t use two or more negative words to express the same idea. To do so is an error, or a double negative.

� The words hardly, barely, and scarcely are negative words. Don’t use them with other negative words, such as not. negative.

� Ex: I don’t have no stereo equipment

� Correction: I don’ t have any stereo equipment.

words, such as not. � Ex: I haven’t hardly

finished.

� Correction: I have hardly finished.

� Emily is a quiet girl; she never says nothing.

� Since I hurt my wrist, I can’t hardly never throw foul shots as well as I used to.

� Maddie isn’t feeling no better; yet, if she were, she still wouldn’ t say nothing.wouldn’ t say nothing.

� Nobody didn’t tell me nothing about the pep rally yesterday.

� I asked the police officer what was new in the case, but she told me that officially nothing was.

� Brian and Drew had never planned to have no band, but now they scarcely have time for anything else.