Using Good, Well, Bad, and Badly

For each of the following sentences, choose the correct word.

For help with this exercise, see chapter 27 of Real Essays 5e.

Example

  1. Some people think that stealing is not wrong if it is done for a (good, well) reason.
    1. good
    2. well
  1. Question 1.533

    Coyote, a famous trickster character in Native American folklore, is always up to no (good, well).

    A.
    B.

  2. Question 1.534

    The Zuni folktale “Coyote Steals the Sun and Moon” tells how Coyote makes life (worse, worst) for people by introducing winter into the world.

    A.
    B.

  3. Question 1.535

    Because Coyote hunts (bad, badly), he decides to team up with Eagle, who is an excellent hunter.

    A.
    B.

  4. Question 1.536

    Coyote tells Eagle that it would be (better, best) if the world were not dark because then it would be easier to hunt.

    A.
    B.

  5. Question 1.537

    When Coyote and Eagle encounter some friendly spirits, the Kachinas, the pair notice that the Kachinas get their light from two boxes—one containing the sun and one containing the moon—and Coyote convinces Eagle that the (better, best) thing to do is to steal the sun and the moon.

    A.
    B.

  6. Question 1.538

    Eagle then decides that a (good, well) plan is to put the sun and the moon into one box.

    A.
    B.

  7. Question 1.539

    After Eagle moves the moon into the box with the sun and flies away with it, he refuses to let Coyote carry the box because he knows that things always turn out (bad, badly) when Coyote gets his way.

    A.
    B.

  8. Question 1.540

    Because Coyote keeps begging to carry the box, Eagle finally gives in, hoping things will turn out (better, best) than he thinks they will.

    A.
    B.

  9. Question 1.541

    Eagle then fears that the (worse, worst) will happen when Coyote peeks inside the box and the moon and the sun escape into the sky.

    A.
    B.

  10. Question 1.542

    Although Coyote causes winter to come into the world, the effects of his actions aren’t all (bad, badly) because he also brings light to people.

    A.
    B.