English Language

⚜ Grammar lesson ⚜

❓ what's the difference between bad and badly??

🔻🔺Bad vs. Badly🔺🔻

📢Definition:

🔴The adverb badly is used to tell how something is done.

🔴 The adjective bad is used to refer to health or feelings .

✔️ to complete linking verbs such as :
🔸 seem
🔹 look
🔸 taste
🔹 smell

🔔Examples⬇️

1. Our football team played
(bad ❌, badly✅) last night.

🔅Our football team played badly last night.

2. John felt
(bad✅, badly❌) about the loss.

🔅John felt bad about the loss.

3.The medicine doesn't taste
too
(bad✅, badly❌).

🔅The medicine doesn't taste too bad.

4. Our science project went
(bad❌, badly✅).

🔅Our science project went badly.

5. The air in the sewer smelled
(bad ✅,badly❌ ).

🔅 The air in the sewer smelled bad.


Level: Elementary_Intermediate
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🌐 Useful Idioms 🌐

🔷 1. ‘The best of both worlds’ – means you can enjoy two different opportunities at the same time.
“By working part-time and looking after her kids two days a week she managed to get the best of both worlds.”

🔷 2. ‘Speak of the devil’ – this means that the person you’re just talking about actually appears at that moment.
“Hi Tom, speak of the devil, I was just telling Sara about your new car.”

🔷 3. ‘See eye to eye’ – this means agreeing with someone.
“They finally saw eye to eye on the business deal.”

🔷 4. ‘Once in a blue moon’ – an event that happens infrequently.
“I only go to the cinema once in a blue moon.”

🔷 5. ‘When pigs fly’ – something that will never happen.
“When pigs fly she’ll tidy up her room.”

🔷 6. ‘To cost an arm and a leg’– something is very expensive.
“Fuel these days costs and arm and a leg.”

🔷 7. ‘A piece of cake’– something is very easy.
“The English test was a piece of cake.”

🔷 8. ‘Let the cat out of the bag’ – to accidentally reveal a secret.
“I let the cat out of the bag about their wedding plans.”

🔷 9. ‘To feel under the weather’ – to not feel well.
“I’m really feeling under the weather today; I have a terrible cold.”

🔷 10. ‘To kill two birds with one stone’ – to solve two problems at once.
“By taking my dad on holiday, I killed two birds with one stone. I got to go away but also spend time with him.”

🔷 11. ‘To cut corners’ – to do something badly or cheaply.
“They really cut corners when they built this bathroom; the shower is leaking.”

🔷 12. ‘To add insult to injury’ – to make a situation worse.
“To add insult to injury the car drove off without stopping after knocking me off my bike.”

🔷 13. ‘You can’t judge a book by its cover’ – to not judge someone or something based solely on appearance.
“I thought this no-brand bread would be horrible; turns out you can’t judge a book by its cover.”

🔷 14. ‘Break a leg’ – means ‘good luck’ (often said to actors before they go on stage).
“Break a leg Sam, I’m sure your performance will be great.”

🔷 15. ‘To hit the nail on the head’ – to describe exactly what is causing a situation or problem.
“He hit the nail on the head when he said this company needs more HR support.”


Level: Intermediate_Advanced
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