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Rosy232 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Smells good/well tastes sweet/good/well

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I found the expression smells good in my book Murphy English Grammar in Use. Why do native speakers use good instead of well and would tastes sweet/good/well be also correct?

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Consider these simple examples. My dog smells good. This means I like the odour that is coming from my dog.

— Clive

  • Consider these simple examples.
  • My dog smells good.
  • This means I like the odour that is coming from my dog.
  • ' good ' is an adjective describing ' my dog '.
  • My dog smells well.
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Consider these simple examples.

My dog smells good. This means I like the odour that is coming from my dog. 'good' is an adjective describing 'my dog'.

My dog smells well. This means that my dog has a good sense of smell.'well' is an adverb modifying the verb 'smells'.

Clive

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