42 English Grammar Demystifi ed
Written Practice 2-10
Circle the correct word to complete each sentence.
- He plays basketball (good/well).
- The (good/well) weather encouraged us to take a long walk.
- Nina hasn’t been (good/well) since she left the offi ce with a fever.
- It’s a (good/well) thing she went home.
- Fortunately, everyone in the offi ce has stayed (good/well).
- Billy cleaned the fl oor and did such a (good/well) job!
- He works on his own very (good/well).
- After having the fl u, I didn’t feel (good/well) for three weeks.
- When Jenna was a toddler, she was so (good/well) at playing alone.
- I saw such a (good/well) movie this weekend.
Pronouns
Pronouns are small words that give people big problems. Pronouns cause some of
the most common errors in English. Look back to the earlier Common Errors sec-
tion for more examples:
Me and Tad wait impatiently for summer.From what you’ve learned, you know that this sentence contains a plural subject:
Me and Tad.Wait is the plural verb. What’s wrong with the sentence? The pronoun
me is wrong. Remember that the function of the pronoun in the sentence dictates the
form you choose. In this incorrect sentence, me is used as a part of the plural sub-
ject, but it is not a subject pronoun. How can you know that? Look at the following
chart, which will solve most of your pronoun problems.