Choose the best word combination below for the underlined words in the sentence.

Question

The odor from the refrigerator smelled so badly that no one wanted to investigate; every time we opened the door, we held our noses tight.

a)

badly, tightly

b)

bad, tight

c)

bad, tightly

d)

badly, tight

Answer 1

things smell bad. Your nose might smell badly.
so, that eliminates two of the choices. What do you think.

Answer 2

C

Answer 3

Correct, the best word combination is "bad, tightly." We use "bad" to describe the odor, and "tightly" to describe how we are holding our noses to block out the smell. "Badly" is an adverb that would describe how someone smells, not the odor itself.