Choose the correct form of following words, out of four given options as in…
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Choose the correct form of following words, out of four given options as in the given part of speech in the sentences :
Well as adverb
- A.
Let well alone
- B.
Well begun is half done
- C.
I hope you are now well
- D.
With his name the mothers still their babies
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Correct answer: B
Answer: Well begun is half done — in this sentence, "well" modifies the past participle "begun," describing the manner in which the beginning was carried out. That is an adverbial use of "well."
"Let well alone": here "well" is part of an idiom meaning 'leave something in a good state.' It functions like a descriptor of the state (adjectival in effect) rather than an adverb modifying how an action is done.
"I hope you are now well": "well" describes the person's condition or health and acts as a predicate adjective, not as an adverb.
"With his name the mothers still their babies": this sentence does not contain the word "well," so it cannot show the adverbial use of "well."
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