| Good/Well Practice Good is an adjective, meaning virtuous or having excellent qualities; thus, it is used for modifying a noun or pronoun. An adjective answers the questions which one, what kind, how many. Well is an adverb, meaning suitably, favorable, rightly, and is, therefore, used to modify a verb, an adjective, or another adverb. An adverb answers the questions, when, where, how, why, and to what extent or degree. Well is an adjective only when it means healthy.
2. His intentions were good. The adjective good is modifying the subject, intentions, telling what kind? 3. Patients became well after being treated with that medicine. The adjective well in this sentence means healthy and modifies the subject, patients.
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Exercise Directions: In this exercise, write down the correct
word that fills in the blank - well or good. Be sure
you understand the above explanation and know what the word modifies in
the following sentences. 1. Chopin was a _________ musician. 2. He played the piano _________. 3. Andrew cleaned his room _________. 4. _______ foods build healthy bodies. 5. How ________ you write! 6. Is Joan a _______ cook? 7. Joyce rested ______ last night. 8. After receiving the medicine, the girl became ______. 9. Bananas grow _______ in that climate. 10. Last night, Jeff went to see a _______ movie. 11. We had a ________ time last night. 12. Francis skis ________. 13. The author wrote ________ and made his characters come alive. 14. The Race was a _______ story.
15. The pilots looked _______ at the start of the race. Not all of
them looked so _______ at the finish.
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