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Five ways to use hard
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Hello, everyone. I'm Sam from BBC Learning English and today we are looking at five ways to use the word hard.
As an adjective describing a thing, it can mean the opposite of soft. For example: Wood is hard.
The opposite of easy. For example: The exam was hard.
And it can mean something that involves effort: Running a marathon is hard.
As an adverb describing an action, it can mean to do something with energy, such as: She works hard.
Or to use force. For example: He hit the ball hard.
Just be careful not to confuse it with hardly because that has a different meaning.
So not too hard, is it?
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Hard
As an adjective, hard can mean:
The opposite of soft:
- Wood is hard.
The opposite of easy:
- The exam was hard.
Something involving effort:
- Running a marathon is hard.
As an adverb, hard can mean:
Doing something with energy:
- She works hard.
To use force:
- He hit the ball hard.
Hard is not the same as hardly!
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Are we talking about the opposite of soft or the opposite of easy?Question 1 of 3
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If the word hard describes the noun work, it's an adjective. If the word hard describes the verb work, that means it's an adverb.Question 2 of 3
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Does hardly mean the same as hard?Question 3 of 3
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