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Adeobats Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Good performing vs. well performing

Hello all,

I'm new to the forum and have a grammar question. The current sentence reads, "for good performing institutions, a reward will be provided at the end of the ..."

This sounds incorrect to me. I would have written "for well performing institutions, a reward will be provided at the end of the ..."

I would love an answer on
1. Which one is correct (or at least a better alternative)
2. Why grammatically speaking the first sentence is wrong (if it truly is)

thanks
  

Top answer

Hello, adeobats-- and welcome to English Forums! 1-- 'Good' is no good, but actually, they both sound quite odd to me. I'm not sure why; perhaps it is just that the usual phrasing is 'for institutions that perform well'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, adeobats-- and welcome to English Forums!
  • 1-- 'Good' is no good, but actually, they both sound quite odd to me.
  • I'm not sure why; perhaps it is just that the usual phrasing is 'for institutions that perform well'.
  • 2-- It appears to me that the predicate adjective can become part of an attribute adjective: This yoghurt tastes good.
  • / This good-tasting yoghurt But an adverb cannot That girl dances well.
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Hello, adeobats-- and welcome to English Forums!

1-- 'Good' is no good, but actually, they both sound quite odd to me. I'm not sure why; perhaps it is just that the usual phrasing is 'for institutions that perform well'.

2-- It appears to me that the predicate adjective can become part of an attribute adjective:

This yoghurt tastes good. / This good-tasting yoghurt
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