Adjectives after verb

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I thought that you can only use adverbs after verb and not adjectives.

Is this correct, there are probably exceptions.

Examples:
"I am doing good"
good - adjective; doing - verb.
"You smell bad"

help? anybody?

Thank you.

Mister Micawber · Accepted Answer

Adverbs can modify verbs, adjectives and clauses.

Regards · Answer

Hi,

Picnic"I am doing good." good - adjective; doing - verb.

'How are you doing?' is a casual greeting. In 'I'm doing good', good is an informal adverb.

It mainly occurs on informal occasions, and many people consider that use incorrect.

In that context, good means well.

Picnic"You smell bad."

Here, smell functions as a linking verb. It does not describe an action, but it is to denote a state of

being for the subject. It just links the subject you with the adjective bad to provide additional information

about the subject. However, smell is not always a linking verb. It can also describe an action, as in

'Can you smell something burning?' We can therefore say that smell is both a linking verb and an action verb.

More examples of linking verbs:

She is beautiful.

Jack seems happy.

That appears difficult.

She became interested in history.

Your assumption sounds reasonable.

Regards

BillJ · Answer

RegardsPicnic"I am doing good." good - adjective; doing - verb.'How are you doing?' is a casual greeting. In 'I'm doing good', good is an informal adverb. It mainly occurs on informal occasions, and many people consider that use incorrect. In that context, good means well.

I would say it's an adjective in "I'm doing good", functioning as a predicative complement synonymous with "I am feeling good", in which "good" roughly means "in good health"

"Good" can also be an adjective where the meaning is "I am doing good things".

BillJ

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