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work hard or work hardly?
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Pretty3
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work hard or work hardly?
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Hi,
what is the difference between work hard and working hardly ?
What is the correct choice for this sentence:
My dad has got an important job and he always works ( hard - hardly ).
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17 Nov 2012
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adital
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Hi Pretty 3 The correct way is: My dad has got an important job and he always works hard. Hardly means almost not. If you say: My dad has got an important job and he hardly works, it means he almost doesn �t work.
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17 Nov 2012
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Pretty3
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so can we use hard as adverb and adjective? |
17 Nov 2012
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adital
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Yes, Pretty3, that is correct, hard is used both as adjective and as adverb. |
17 Nov 2012
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spinney
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Hard is both an adverb and an adjective. As an adverb, it �s best to teach it as an irregular one. Hardly, as Adital said, means "almost not" and has no connection to "hard." |
17 Nov 2012
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ueslteacher
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http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hard
http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hard_2 http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/hardly
Sophia |
17 Nov 2012
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yanogator
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In addition, as Adital �s example shows, "hardly" comes before the verb. I hardly know how to answer this. (I almost don �t know how to answer this). Bruce |
17 Nov 2012
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pilarmham
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They are opposites, I would say.
If you work hard, you work a lot.
If you hardly work, you are mainly idle.
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17 Nov 2012
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karka30
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I work hard - a lot (adverb) Hard work - intensive (adjective)
I hardly work - I almost don �t work |
18 Nov 2012
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aref salma
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hello Please I need your help. I have a lesson about kids with special needs but I can �t find worksheets or games dealing with that subject. Can you help me? I �ll be thankful  |
18 Nov 2012
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