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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

Help please; Badly OR bad?

When I'm trying to say some sings bad what should I say "badly" or "bad"
EX: Ashlee Simpson sings really _____.
Someone told me it's "badly".
  

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Whoever told you that was right. Ashlee Simpson sings really badly.

  • Whoever told you that was right.
  • Ashlee Simpson sings really badly.
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Whoever told you that was right. Ashlee Simpson sings really badly.
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When you modify a verb like "sings", you use the adverb form of bad: badly. Most adverbs end in "ly".
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is there an exception to this?

I have heard This place smells bad.

verses This place smells badly.

and smell is a verb.

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