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Intermediate Adjectives and Adverbs II

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Good & Well
Fast, Hard & Late
Hardly

Good & Well

Good is an adjective and well is an adverb

That painting is very good.
Yes, the artist paints very well.

Well is often used with past participles to form an adjective.

Examples:

The actor in this film is well-known.
She’s a very well-dressed woman.

Well is also used as an adjective meaning in good health.

Examples:

I saw your mother yesterday, she looks very well.

Fast, Hard & Late

Fast, hard and late are both adjectives and adverbs.

Examples:

That ambulance is going very fast.
He has a fast car.
You have to work hard to become a doctor.
My son is a hard worker and should pass his exams.
We arrived late for the meeting.
The taxi was late to collect us.

The adverb lately means recently.

Examples:

Have you been to the cinema lately?

Hardly

Hardly does not have the same meaning as hard. It means almost not.

Examples:

You have hardly spoken to me all day, what’s the matter? (You have spoken to me very little……)
The children have hardly eaten anything since lunchtime.( The children have eaten almost nothing…..)

Hardly is often used with can and could.

Examples:

I can hardly see what is written in this letter, the writing is blurred. (It was very difficult to see……)
He could hardly move, he was in so much pain . (it was very difficult for him to walk…)

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