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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
The correct usage of the word 'properly'
If I were to tell somebody to speak correctly would I tell them to speak properly? or to speak proper?
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Speak proper English. ( proper is an adjective that modifies English ) Please speak properly. ( Properly is an adverb describing how you should speak)
- Speak proper English.
- ( proper is an adjective that modifies English ) Please speak properly.
- ( Properly is an adverb describing how you should speak)
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Speak proper English. (proper is an adjective that modifies English)
Please speak properly. (Properly is an adverb describing how you should speak)
Please speak properly. (Properly is an adverb describing how you should speak)
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