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Which of the following sentences is written correctly?
The team played good in their championship game so they won.
The drum major performed badly because she forgot the routine.
Ivan feels well about his choice to join the after-school program.
The gymnasts felt badly because they had skipped breakfast.
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Only sentence 2 is correct.
Corrections and brief explanations:
- 1 (incorrect): The team played good... → The team played well... ("played" needs an adverb.)
- 2 (correct): The drum major performed badly because she forgot the routine. ("performed" correctly takes an adverb.)
- 3 (incorrect): Ivan feels well about his choice... → Ivan feels good about his choice... ("feel" here is a linking verb and takes an adjective.)
- 4 (incorrect): The gymnasts felt badly because they had skipped breakfast. → The gymnasts felt bad because they had skipped breakfast. ("felt" is a linking verb; use an adjective to describe their condition.)
Corrections and brief explanations:
- 1 (incorrect): The team played good... → The team played well... ("played" needs an adverb.)
- 2 (correct): The drum major performed badly because she forgot the routine. ("performed" correctly takes an adverb.)
- 3 (incorrect): Ivan feels well about his choice... → Ivan feels good about his choice... ("feel" here is a linking verb and takes an adjective.)
- 4 (incorrect): The gymnasts felt badly because they had skipped breakfast. → The gymnasts felt bad because they had skipped breakfast. ("felt" is a linking verb; use an adjective to describe their condition.)
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