Asked by Cheesecake

The CEO of FoodCorp felt ____ when he had to lay off several of his employees ,but he knew that the dire financial situation of his company left him with no other choice. Choose the correct answer

1.bad
2.badly

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
1. bad

Explanation: "Feel" here is a linking verb describing the CEO's emotional state, so it takes an adjective. "Felt bad" = he was upset. "Felt badly" would imply a problem with his sense of touch (or would be an adverb modifying the action), which is not intended.