Bad vs Badly | Ask Linda! | English Grammar
Channel: ITTT International TEFL & TESOL Training
Date: 2017-01-20

In this video Linda breaks down the difference between “bad” and “badly”. “Bad” is an adjective used to describe something that is not “good”. For example, “Jenny had a car accident today. This is bad”. On the other hand “badly” is an adverb describing something that is not well, done in a bad manner or incorrectly. For example, “Austin behaved badly”.

This is another set of words we should take a closer look at to avoid confusion.

Bad is an adjective indicating that something is not good.

Jenny had a car accident today. This is bad. 

Badly is an adverb on the other hand. It describes something that is not well; done in a bad manner; harmfully; or incorrectly.

For example:

Austin behaved badly.


I’m sure you’ll never confuse the two words again. 



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