So are you ready to try it out? First sentence.īecause we are modifying the verb ‘speak’ here in this sentence. Right? It’s something to keep in mind.Īll right, you know that I like to make my lessons practical for you so that you can practise what you’ve learned during the lesson. The adverb doesn’t usually go between the verb and the object. It’s a really common mistake to say: Sarah plays well football. Now word order is really important to get these words right in your sentence because they’re different types of words, they are treated differently in our sentence. Some people volunteer to do good within their local community. The last little exception or rule to remember is that ‘good’ can be used with the verb ‘do’ when ‘good’ is a noun, when you’re talking about morally correct behaviour. Right? So here we can use ‘good’ with a non-action verb. The hotel you’re staying in looks so good! So we do that when we’re connecting a subject to an adjective. Okay are you ready for another exception? We can actually use ‘good’ with some non-action verbs like: So if someone is well, it means they’re healthy.Īll good? ‘Well’ can be an adjective when you’re talking about health. Sweet!īut now I have to mention a significant exception to this rule that ‘good’ is the adjective and ‘well’ is the adverb because when you’re talking about health, the quality of someone’s health, ‘well’ can be used as an adjective too. Now, nine times out of ten, most of the time, the question you need to ask yourself is: Am I modifying a noun or an action?Īnd this will help you to make the correct choice between ‘good’ and ‘well’. In both these examples, ‘well’ is modifying the verb. Now as an adverb, ‘well’ modifies a verb. Adjectives can modify nouns or tell us more information about a noun. The most helpful thing to keep in mind is that ‘good’ is an adjective and ‘well’ is an adverb. Now there are some clear rules that can help you to use them correctly but there are also some exceptions to the rules which probably leave you feeling a little bit confused. It’s easy to confuse them! So this lesson is going to be short and sweet but we are going to get to the bottom of this.Ĭonfusing the words ‘good’ and ‘well’ is a really common English error. They’re very similar in meaning but they’re not used in the same way. Well hey there I’m Emma from mmmEnglish! These little but very common words can cause English learners quite a few headaches.
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