In general, there are three major types of verbs: verbs that refer to physical actions, verbs that refer to mental actions, and verbs that refer to states of being. While the subject tells us who or what is doing something, the verb/predicate tells us what they do. Verbs are used to fulfill the role of the predicate, which is needed to form a complete sentence. What is a verb?Ī verb is a word that is used with a subject to state what action a subject performs, what state it is in, or the relation it has to something else.
Adverbs can act as conjunctions or describe frequency, time, place, manner, or quality. An adverb is a modifier that provides more information about a verb, adjective, clause, or other adverb. Scarcely and hardly are already negative adverbs.A verb fills the role of the predicate in a sentence and expresses physical action, mental action, or a state of being.
When not used in this health-related sense, however, well functions as an adverb for example, "I did well on my exam." When well is used as an adjective, it means "not sick" or "in good health." For this specific sense of well, it's OK to say you feel well or are well - for example, after recovering from an illness. (Refer to rule #3 above for more information about sense verbs and verbs of appearance.)Ĭonfusion can occur because well can function either as an adverb or an adjective. Remember, though, that an adjective follows sense-verbs and be-verbs, so you also feel good, look good, smell good, are good, have been good, etc. Good is an adjective, so you do not do good or live good, but you do well and live well. It would mean that you are unable to feel, as though your hands were partially numb. So you'd say, "I feel bad." Saying you feel badly would be like saying you play football badly. When you want to describe how you feel, you should use an adjective (Why? Feel is a sense verb see rule #3 above). Using the adjective careful here would not make sense, because it would mean that the dog gives off an odor of carefulness. Here carefully is an adverb that modifies the verb smells. Writing Letters of Recommendation for Students.
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