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Desk silver Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Which of the following sentences is correct?
| A. That shade of lavender looks badly on me. |
| B. The new perfume really smells badly. |
| C. She feels so bad about missing the meeting. |
| D. Even his mother admitted he danced bad. |
Top answer
) A. "Badly" is not used like this. You would say "looks bad on me," even though this is apparently non-standard usage.
- ) A.
- "Badly" is not used like this.
- You would say "looks bad on me," even though this is apparently non-standard usage.
- B.
- "Badly" is not used like this.
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(The following is US usage.)
A. "Badly" is not used like this. You would say "looks bad on me," even though this is apparently non-standard usage.
B. "Badly" is not used like this. You would say "smells bad," even though this is apparently non-standard usage.
C. This is okay. But again, this is apparently non-standard usage.
D. "Bad" is not us
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