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Helena
What is the difference between these words: well and good? off course and sure?
Dec 6, 2013 5:19 AM
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Well is an adverb and good an adjective that must be followed with a noun
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December 6, 2013
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You can be good at something or you can do something well.
I am good at speaking English.
I can speak English well.
You cannot exchange well and good in these sentences.
We are 'good at' activities.
We 'do' activities 'well'.
December 6, 2013
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well = adverb
good = adjective
of course = sure = certainly
December 6, 2013
Helena just remember :
this food tastes .. good ...but also "he is good at making nuisances"
she does her job ...well (because it's an activity ) but there are some exceptions, such as " well done" because it's undertood that there was an action.
generally speaking when there is an activity ..it's well
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are you sure of what you are saying? of course I am sure ( obviously you are sure)
January 2, 2014
of course and sure can be used to express the same or different thoughts depending on context.
i.e. "Can I borrow your car tomorrow?" Sure or of course would be appropriate responses here as they are both ultimately taking the form of 'yes.'
in a different context for example...
"Are you sure (to be right, positive, or accurate) you remembered to turn off the oven before leaving the house?" Of course (absolute assurance/agreeing statement) I remembered, although sure I remembered would work as well.
i.e. He is very sure (confident) of himself.
But you could not say... He is very of course of himself....that wouldn't make sense.
December 15, 2013
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