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by earth@work » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:26 pm

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Source: Beat The GMAT — Sentence Correction | Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:26 pm

hitmewithgmat: Master | Next Rank: 500 Posts; Posts: 189; Joined: Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:42 amFollowed by: 1 member; Thanked: 11 times

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by hitmewithgmat » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:56 pm

39) I don't do well in those kinds of tests.
I don't do well in those kinds of tests.
I don't do well in those kind of tests.
I don't do good in those kinds of tests.
I don't do good in those kind of tests.
I don't do good in tests like those.
answer:A

The anser is A.

You know that why well is used.
"do well" is an idiom meaning to be successful, especially in work or business. It can also be used if someone who has been ill is doing well.

For example,
A: Hi, how are you?
B: I am well.

Therefore, eliminate C,D, and E.
Since the tests are multiples, you need to match up the plural forms of each.

Therefore, eliminate B ("kind" has to be a plural form.)

The correct answer is A.

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by awesomeusername » Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:23 pm

I also chose A. As hitmewiththegmat said, "do good" is not the correct idiom. Usually, the correct idiom follows the form:

verb + well

I can read well.
She did well on her test.

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by raunekk » Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:35 am

generally...

"Well" is used as an adverb..

eg:You sang the song very well

"good" is used as an adjective..

eg: He is a good boy.

The car is in good shape

exceptions:
One exception is with the use of verbs of sensation like touch, feel, looks, hears, and smells. It would be proper to say, "The cake smells good." To say that the cake smells well would imply that the cake has a nose that can smell appropriately. So, to add more confusion, it is also correct to say, "I feel good today." Good refers to how you are physically and spiritually feeling.

How are you feeling?

I feel good. (Think of James Brown's "I Feel Good".)

How are you?

I am well, thank you.

hope this helps

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