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Working with TroublesomeModifiers

• Grade Six

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The Words Bad and Badly

• Bad and badly are often mixed up when used in
  sentences. However, if you know what these words
  do, youll not mix them up.

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The Words Bad and Badly

• The word bad is an adjective.
• This means that it will describe a noun.
• Ex. It was a bad day.
• (Bad is an adjective because it describes the
  noun day.)
• Sometimes adjectives follow linking verbs or
  verbs of condition. These are called predicate
  adjectives.
• Ex. Mrs. Frows cooking tasted bad.
• (Bad is a predicate adjective because it comes
  after the verb of condition tasted and
  describes the noun cooking.)

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The Words Bad and Badly

• The word badly is an adverb.
• This means it will often describe a verb.
• The most common type of verb is an action verb.
  Badly often describes an action.
• Badly is an adverb of manner. It will answer
  the question how.
• Ex. The play went badly.
• (Badly tells how the play went. Went is an
• action verb. This makes badly an
  adverb.)
• Ex. He drove badly and caused an accident.
• (Badly tells how he drove. Drove is an
  action verb.
• That makes badly an adverb.)

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The Words Good and Well

• The word good is an adjective.
• This means that it will describe a noun.
• Ex. We had a good dinner last night.
• (Good is an adjective because it describes the
  noun dinner.)
• Sometimes adjectives follow linking verbs or
  verbs of condition. These are called predicate
  adjectives.
• Ex. That perfumes smells good.
• (Good is a predicate adjective because it comes
  after the verb of condition smells and
  describes the noun perfume.)

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The Words Good and Well

• The word well is an adverb.
• This means it will often describe a verb.
• The most common type of verb is an action verb.
  Well often describes an action.
• Well is an adverb of manner. It will answer
  the question how.
• Ex. The boy played the game well.
• (Well tells how the boy played. Played is an
  
• action verb. This makes badly an
  adverb.)
• Ex. Since she sang well before, she was awarded a
  solo in the concert.
• (Well tells how she sang. Sang is an action
  verb.
• That makes badly an adverb.)

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The Words Good and Well

• There is one exception for the word well.
• Well becomes and adjective instead of an adverb
  when
• It refers to someones health!
• Ex. I feel well today.
• (Well is following the verb of condition
  feel.
• That means that well is working as a
• predicate adjective since it describes the
• subject I.)
• Ex. She is well today.
• (Well is following the linking verb is.
• That means that well is working as a
• predicate adjective since it describes the
• subject she.)

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A Quiz!

• Fill in the blanks with either bad or badly.
• 1. Because she listened ____, she did not do
  well on her test.
• The answer should be
• badly because it tells how she listened,
  and listened is a verb.
• 2. The students were _____ in the cafeteria.
• The answer should be
• bad because it follows a linking verb and
  describes the subject students.

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A Quiz!

• Fill in the blanks with either good or well.
• 1. I do not feel ____.
• The answer should be
• well because it tells about her health.
• 2. The concert was very _____.
• The answer should be
• good because it follows a linking verb and
  describes the subject concert.
• 3. He drew ____.
• The answer should be
• well because it follows the action verb drew
  and tells how he does it.

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• This completes the review of troublesome
  modifiers.
• There is no additional review folder for this
  chapter.