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Grammar

good and well strikes back...

0 Which one of the two is correct (and why)?02br
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001. You did it (have done it) very well.02br
002. You did it (have done it) very good.02br
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00Best wishes!0-
  

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0 "Well" for you need an adverb there, and "good" is an adjective. 0-

— Ruslana

  • 0 "Well" for you need an adverb there, and "good" is an adjective.
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0 "Well" for you need an adverb there, and "good" is an adjective. 0-
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0 Action verbs --> adverb02br
00Linking verbs --> adjective02br
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00He feels well --> Incorrect02br
00He feels good --> Correct02br
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00She learns quickly --> Correct02br
00She learns quick --> Incorrect02br
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00Hope it helps.0-
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0 could you, please, tell me more about linking verbs?02br
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00I've heard that if I used "good" in a sentence like "you have done it good" I would sound like a redneck... 02br
00thanks for telling me that it's simply incorrect : )02br
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00best wishes!02br
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00EDIT: by the way: is it okey to say: "I've heard that if
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0 Ruslana:02br
00«"Well" for you need an adverb there, and "good" is an adjective.»02br
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00Can't "good" be also an adverb? 0-
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0 EDIT: by the way: is it okey to say: "I've heard that if I used "good" in a sentence like "you have done it good" I would sound like a redneck.." ? should I use a different conditional construction?02br
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00 It's fine. You don't need a different construction.02br
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00 ... if I use ... I will sound ... is also OK.02br
00 ... if I u
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01cite10Ant_22212cite10Can't "good" be also an adverb?12blockquote
10Well, in colloquial speech you can say, "He showed me how good I was doing". "Good" is an adverb here. But I'd avoid using this. 0-
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