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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

"proper" or "properly"

Hello, could someone please check this sentence:

You are the one who is always talking about how proper scientific procedure must be adhered to.

Is it correct to use "proper" here? should it be replaced by "properly" ?

It is right to use "proper", then how to understand this sentence? I mean, the grammar, not the meaning

Thank you in advance.
  

Top answer

' Proper ' is proper, not 'properly'. Here, an adjective is needed, modifying 'procedure'.

— Mister Micawber

  • ' Proper ' is proper, not 'properly'.
  • Here, an adjective is needed, modifying 'procedure'.
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'Proper' is proper, not 'properly'. Here, an adjective is needed, modifying 'procedure'.
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I do things proper or I do things properly.

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Which of the 2 sentences is correct?

My mother taught me how to speak proper.
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My mother taught me how to speak properly.

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