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kbobkat

#20693 Wed, 28 Jan 04 08:59 PM

In the following sentence what would be the proper way to use the words good or well.
These kinds of widgets work well/good.
I am thinking it would be good which describes the noun widgets? Am I right?
Thanks in advance for your help.

kbobkat

Joined on Wed, Jan 28 2004

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Nouns

buggah

#20698 Wed, 28 Jan 04 09:35 PM

Good usually works as adjective and well as adverb.
In your sentence you need a word to modify the verb 'work', then you should use 'well':

'These kinds of widgets work well.'

If it was modifying the word 'widgets' it should be something like this:

'These kinds of widgets are good and work well.' or
'These kinds of widgets, which are good, work well.'

buggah

Joined on Sat, Jan 24 2004

Brazil

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Verbs, Adverbs

buggah

#20699 Wed, 28 Jan 04 09:39 PM

According to Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary good may be used as an adverb like in the sentence 'he showed me how good I was doing'. But, as an intensifier, it should be used only in spoken or informal contexts.

buggah

Verbs, Adverbs