Bad or Badly

badly

You need the adverb badly to modify the verb scored.

The adjective bad would be used differently: I got a bad score on the test.

CJ

Can't "bad" be an adverb?

I heard people say "It hurts real bad".

Hi

Sentences like "It hurts real bad" are colloquial in nature i believe.

Anonymous
Can't "bad" be an adverb?

I heard people say "It hurts real bad".

This is my take..

When we use certain verbs in the context of senses like; feel, look, taste, hurt, sound etc. we can use adjective like adverbs. In this context, “bad” is working like an adverb. There are many adjectives such as go

GoodmanThis is my take..

When we use certain verbs in the context of senses like; feel, look, taste, hurt, sound etc. we can use adjective like adverbs. In this context, “bad” is working like an adverb. There are many adjectives such as good, cold, hot, sweet, s

Sound "real horrible" to me too.

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is certain remarkable is plumb wrong!

CJ

This is from "Landscape Architecture", a very ambitious magazine, American all through

<<<The problem comes when the word "real" is added to the equation. The Concise Oxford Dictionary lists its adverbial use as "informal North American", but to me, a Brit, it sounds terrible.

“It is real good to be hugged when we are sad”

“The weather is real sticky today”

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