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Orwe Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Adjective vs Adverb
Hi I don't know why we should say:
He is tired because he has worked hard.
but
He isn’t tired because he has hardly worked.
For me both hard and hardly describe "worked"
He is tired because he has worked hard.
but
He isn’t tired because he has hardly worked.
For me both hard and hardly describe "worked"
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orwe For me both hard and hardly describe "worked" Yes, and both are adverbs, but 'hard' and 'hardly', in spite of how similar they look, have completely different meanings! hard = applying a great amount of effort, possibly for a long time He is tired because he has worked hard . ~ He is tired because he has worked with a lot of effort for a long time.
- orwe For me both hard and hardly describe "worked" Yes, and both are adverbs, but 'hard' and 'hardly', in spite of how similar they look, have completely different meanings!
- hard = applying a great amount of effort, possibly for a long time He is tired because he has worked hard .
- ~ He is tired because he has worked with a lot of effort for a long time.
- He is not tired because he has not worked hard .
- hardly = almost not at all; very little He is not tired because he has hardly worked.
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orweFor me both hard and hardly describe "worked"Yes, and both are adverbs, but 'hard' and 'hardly', in spite of how similar they look, have completely different meanings!
hard = applying a great amount of effort, possibly for a long time
He is tired because he has worked hard. ~ He is tired because he has work
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Actually I have one more question related to the topic.
Why I should say "This wound looks bad" instead of "This wound looks badly" ? For me "bad" describes word "looks".
Why I should say "This wound looks bad" instead of "This wound looks badly" ? For me "bad" describes word "looks".
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orweActually I have one more question related to the topic.Why I should say "This wound looks bad" instead of "This wound looks badly" ? For me "bad" describes word "looks".The verb "look" in the sense "appear" or "seem" is copulative. It creates an identity between the subject and what comes after. Such verbs take an adjective and not an adverb there.
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orweWhy I should say "This wound looks bad" instead of "This wound looks badly" ?look can be a linking verb and act like be.
looks bad ~ is bad
looks badly ~ does the action of looking (at something) in a less than expert manner
This wound looks bad ~ This wound has a bad appearance.
This wound looks badly ~ This wound
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