Grammar and Language Workbook

20. I know the melody to that song (good, well).
 Exercise 2
Circle each incorrect use of good, well, bad, or badly. Write the correct word in the
blank. Write C if the sentence is correct.
bad
Kim thought the ground beef smelled badly.
1. I felt bad about missing my sister’s game.
2. Carrots don’t grow good in this soil.
3. We could see quite good from the balcony.
4. Arnie looks good in that green shirt.
5. Shira felt badly about missing the meeting.
6. Considering she hasn’t taken voice lessons, she sings good.
7. This is a good place to plant lily-of-the-valley.
8. Why do you think this model sells so bad?
9. She was feeling well enough to go out on Saturday.
10. The class responded good to my report.
11. She painted well enough to be accepted into the advanced art class.
12. The blender worked good when we made yogurt shakes last night.
13. His English teacher told him that he wrote well.
14. My six-year-old sister doesn’t read very good yet.
15. Min knew the material good enough to pass the exam.
16. I have always spelled bad.
17. Ramon wanted bad to take a photography class.
18. The farmers’ market is stocked good on Saturday mornings.
19. I felt badly after he told me the news about his father.
20. Marella ran the volunteer organization well.

---

Lesson 65
Double Negatives
Never use a 
double negative
or two negative words in the same clause. Use only one
negative word to express a negative idea. The adverbs barely, hardly, and scarcely are
also negative words.
INCORRECT:
I didn’t buy no magazines.
CORRECT:
I didn’t buy any magazines.
CORRECT:
I bought no magazines.
INCORRECT:
Kelly never did nothing to help Fiona.
CORRECT:
Kelly never did anything to help Fiona.
CORRECT:
Kelly did nothing to help Fiona.
 Exercise 1