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- Hardly had I left it snowed. (wrong)
- Hardly had I left before it snowed. (correct)
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- Explanation : The two clauses 'I had left' and 'it snowed' need to be formally joined (as here by before).
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- The butter melted quite fastly in the sun. (wrong)
- The butter melted quite fast in the sun. (correct)
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- Explanation : Fast can be used as an adverb. There is no adverb form 'fastly'.
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- She sang lovely. (wrong)
- She sang a lovely song. (correct)
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- Explanation : Lovely is an adjective and can be used only to qualify a noun (e.g. song).
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- The performance was mostly over, when I reached. (wrong)
- The performance was almost over, when I reached. (correct)
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- Explanation : Almost means 'very nearly' whereas mostly means 'usually'.
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- After lunch, we slept good. (wrong)
- After lunch, we slept well. (correct)
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- Explanation : Well is used to modify the verb 'sleep'. Good is an adjective.
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- We must never think bad of anyone. (wrong)
- We must never think ill of anyone. (correct)
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- Explanation : As an adverb, ill means 'badly' or 'wrongly'. Bad cannot be used as a n adverb.
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- He fared quite bad in the first paper. (wrong)
- He fared quite badly in the first paper. (correct)
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- Explanation : Badly is an adverb which modifies fared. The adjective cannot do so.
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- She was looking quite good and healthy after the break she took. (wrong)
- She was looking quite well and healthy after the break she took. (correct)
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- Explanation : One looks well but appears to be good. Well is an adverb which modifies the verb look. Good refers to a noun or pronoun.
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- Do you always read so fastly ? (wrong)
- Explanation : Do you always read so fast ? (correct)
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- Fast is an adjective as well as an adverb. As an adverb, it modifies read.
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- He plays chess good. (wrong)
- Explanation : He plays chess well. (correct)
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- Well modifies the verb 'plays'. An adjective cannot do so.
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- I do not hardly thought about it. (wrong)
- Explanation : I hardly thought about it. (correct)
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- Hardly means 'scarcely' or an 'insignificant degree'. It carries a negative sense.
Shared by Bhargav Gupta Yechuri
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