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Yellowstarstruck Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Ordinary

Hi! Are both sentences grammatical? Also does ordinary mean poorly for the sentences below? Thanks, Fulvio

1. The team played ordinary.

2. The team played ordinarily.

  

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yellowstarstruck Are both sentences grammatical? The first is just wrong, unless "Ordinary" is the name of the opposing team. yellowstarstruck 2.

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  • yellowstarstruck Are both sentences grammatical?
  • The first is just wrong, unless "Ordinary" is the name of the opposing team.
  • yellowstarstruck 2.
  • The team played ordinarily.
  • That is not good.
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yellowstarstruck Are both sentences grammatical?

The first is just wrong, unless "Ordinary" is the name of the opposing team.

yellowstarstruck2. The team played ordinarily.

That is not good. I think the writer was attempting to express this:

The team played neither better nor worse than they usually do.
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