Part 31 (2/2)

GOOD, WELL--_Good_ is an adjective: the adverb corresponding to it is _well_ We say, ”He had a _good_ sleep;” ”He slept _well_” _Well_ is sometimes an adjective, as in ”You look _well_”

LIKELY, PROBABLY, LIKE--_Likely_ is now used as an adjective only, except in the phrase ”As _likely_ as not;” ad the corresponding adverb is _probably_ We say, ”He is _likely_ to come;” ”He will _probably_ come”

_Like_ as an adjective means ”similar,” as, ”Men of _like_ excellence;”

”He looks _like_ his grandfather;” ”He was a man of _like_ passions as we are” In the sense of ”in the same manner as” _like_ is followed by a noun or a pronoun in the objective case, and is called by some an adverb, by others a preposition: as, ”He talks _like_ her”

LESS, FEWER, SMALLER--_Less_ refers to quantity, _fewer_ to number, _sreatest nuree” It is always superlative and neverof _almost_ We say, ”_Most_ of the boys are here; the time has _almost_ come”

NEAR, NEARLY--_Near_ is an adjective; the corresponding adverb is _nearly_

PLENTY is now in good use as a noun only, as ”_Plenty_ of corn and wine”[111] Shakespeare used the word as an adjective in ”Reasons as _plenty_ as blackberries,” but this use is obsolete The use of _plenty_ as an adverb, as ”The food is _plenty_ good enough,” is a vulgarism

SOME, SOMEWHAT, SOMETHING--_Sohter clime” _Somewhat_ is an adverb, as, ”He is _somewhat_ better” ”Somewhat” is occasionally used as a noun, as, ”_So_ is more common

THIS, THESE; THAT, THOSE--_This_ (plural _these_) and _that_ (plural _those_) are the only adjectives in English that have distinct forms for the plural A coular collective nouns, as ”kind,” ”class,” ”sort”

FIRST, SECOND, SECONDLY, etc--_First_ is both adjective and adverb

_Second, third_ etc, are adjectives only; the corresponding adverbs are _secondly, thirdly_, etc _Firstly_ is a vulgarisht-complected, muchly, nowhere near, unbeknown_ are not in reputable use

[110] ”Foundations,” pp 118-120

[111] See page 32

EXERCISE LXIII

_Insert the proper word in each blank, and give the reason for your choice_:--

GOOD, WELL

1 George played ---- in the football game this afternoon; he is a ---- runner

2 She e as ---- as I thought they would

4 Your coat fits you very ----

5 He always behaves ----

6 This pen will not write ----

7 He did the work as ---- as I could expect

8 This is a ---- picture; the artist paints ----

9 Mr A is a ---- worke writes ----

11 Charles does not look ---- to-day

12 He says he does not feel ----

Likely, probably, like

13 It became evident that the duke was not ---- to have his oay in the assembly

14 There is a difference bethat may possibly and what may ---- be done

15 Just as ---- as not you will meet him on the road