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Message from awesome posted on 30-04-2013 at 12:02:19 (D | E | F)
Hello

I have some questions please.
Why is this sentence right?
1)-I think you behaved very selfishly
not
-I think you behaved very selfish

Also
2)Everybody at the party was colourfully dressesd
not
- everybody at the party was colourful dressed

3)alice and stan are very happily married.
not
Alice and stan are very happy married.

Thank you for helping me.

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Edited by lucile83 on 30-04-2013 15:42

Re: Grammar/help from dolfine56, posted on 30-04-2013 at 14:58:47 (D | E)
Hello,

What do you suggest?
We'll help you if it's necessary.
see you.

Re: Grammar/help from lucile83, posted on 30-04-2013 at 15:46:50 (D | E)
Hello,

What is the difference between selfish and selfishly?
If you can answer that question you will understand the sentences.

Re: Grammar/help from awesome, posted on 30-04-2013 at 18:13:27 (D | E)
I think you behaved selfish is correct

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Edited by lucile83 on 30-04-2013 21:20
No, it is not; see below.

Re: Grammar/help from gerondif, posted on 30-04-2013 at 20:28:40 (D | E)
Hello,
an adjective is a quality applied to a person.
John is selfish.
If you add "ly" to an adjective, it becomes an adverb which will describe a behaviour and will apply to the verb of the sentence.
John behaved selfishly.

"I think you behaved selfish" is not correct.
"I think you behaved selfishly" is correct.

He is good
He works well.

He is slow.
He works slowly.

exceptions, where the adverb and the adjective are the same.
He is fast.
He works fast.

He is hard working.
He works hard.

Re: Grammar/help from hushpuppy, posted on 30-04-2013 at 22:10:43 (D | E)
Hello,
1) The reason is the description of a "state of being". If someone is always selfish, we would say, "You are selfish." If someone just behaved selfishly at some point in time, we would say, "You behaved (in what state?) selfishly."
2) "Everyone was dressed (in what state?) " becomes "Everyone was colorfully dressed." versus "Everyone was in colorful dress."
3) "Alice and Stan are married (in what state?)" becomes "Alice and Stan are very happily married." versus "Alice and Stan are very happy to be married."

Hope that helps!
Hushpuppy

Re: Grammar/help from djohrahocine, posted on 30-04-2013 at 23:02:29 (D | E)
Hello,
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Kind regards!

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