When to use bad or badly in a sentence?

The word bad is an adjective and should be used to modify nouns and pronouns. Badly, like most words ending in -ly, is an adverb and is used to modify verbs. The thing that trips most people up is that linking verbs such as to be and to feel take adjectives rather than adverbs.

Is really badly correct grammar?

Real and bad can be used as both adjectives and adverbs. Real holds the same meaning as really, meaning very. And bad, on the other hand, is both an adjective and an adverb. Thus, ‘real bad’ or ‘really badly’ literally mean ‘very badly’.

Does something smell bad or badly?

If you say “the fish smells bad,” you mean it stinks. If you say “the fish smells badly,” it means the fish has a poor sense of smell. If you say “I feel bad,” it means you are sad or sorry. If you say “I feel badly,” it means your fingers are not very sensitive and you can’t tell what you are touching.

How do you use so badly?

There’s no subtle grammatical point, here. The verb, want, is being modified, so you need an adverb (“badly”). The reason you hear “I want it so bad” is just because a lot of people often use adjectives where they should use adverbs.

What is the sentence of badly?

1 He was spitting blood from a badly cut lip. 2 The warehouse has been badly damaged by fire. 3 The prison service is badly overstretched. 4 The front of the car was badly damaged.

Does one feel badly or bad?

Is It ‘Feel Bad’ or ‘Feel Badly’? Feel bad is the grammatically correct version when describing that you don’t feel well physically or emotionally. “Feel,” like all other sense verbs, can double as an action verb or a “linking verb,” where it connects the subject with a clause describing the subject.

Which is correct I feel bad or badly?

What does so badly mean?

It’s an idiomatic usage where so means very. And if you say you badly want something, this already implies you want it very much, so your cited version is just an even more “emphatic” way of stressing how much you want it. And you’ll also see even more emphatic forms such as I want it so very badly.

What is another word for so bad?

What is another word for so bad?

extremely bad	so atrocious
so dreadful	so hopeless
so laughable	so lousy
so pathetic	so poor
so shameful	so shoddy

How do you use the word badly in a sentence?

The failure reflects badly on the administration. She wanted the job badly. I’m badly in need of a vacation. His fingers were badly frozen.

Does fish smell bad when it goes bad?

All fish—raw or cooked—smells like fish. However, refrigerated fish that has started to go bad will have an increasingly fishy smell. If given enough time, this potent fish smell will develop into the putrid smell of rotting meat. As fish continues to spoil, its pungent fish smell will grow stronger and stronger.

How can you tell if fish is bad after cooking?

Smell for a pungent fishy aroma. All fish—raw or cooked—smells like fish. However, refrigerated fish that has started to go bad will have an increasingly fishy smell. If given enough time, this potent fish smell will develop into the putrid smell of rotting meat.

Is cooked fish that smells of ammonia safe to eat?

Is cooked fish that smells of ammonia safe to eat? As long as the flesh is still firm and the skin is shiny rather than slimy, the fish is still fine to cook and eat. If your seafood smells overpoweringly of ammonia, or is mushy, slimy or otherwise questionable, discard it. It is better to be safe than sorry.

How did Richard’s bad cold affect his sense of taste?

Because Richard had such a bad cold, all food tasted poor to him. ( Poor describes the taste of the food so the adjective is used.) Richard’s bad cold caused him to taste food poorly. (Poorly modifies the physical tasting of food so the adverb is needed.) The perfume Janine is wearing smells strong.