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I have a doubt In Exercise 18 question no 10:

He needs to swim(fast/fastly) in order to beat the champion.

I thin swim is a linking verb in this sentence connecting the adjective fast to swim, therefore He needs to swim fast in order to beat the champion is right. Is that right or wrong?

I agree. He need to swim fast in order to beat the champion. This sounds correct to me.

Could anyone please explain?
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3. The students speak (fluent, fluently) English. _______

Answer to this question is:

The students speak fluent English. Isn't fluent being used as an adverb over here?

How do students speak? fluent. In the answer choice it is identified as Adjective.
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I also agree that point 10. He needs to swim (fast, fastly) in order to beat the champion. _______ should have fast instaed of fastly. Also fast here is an adverb. Kinldy confirm.
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Eshika is correct--fast is used as an adverb in this sentence. "Fast" is a somewhat irregular word, in that it can be used as an adjective or an adverb. "Fastly" is not a word.

As for the fluent English, "fluent" is correct. In its position preceding "English," fluent is an adjective. It means that the students' English usage is fluent. If we put it after "English," we would want to make it an adverb. "The students speak English fluently." This would mean that they speak English in a fluent manner.

I hope this helps!
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I am getting 13/15 consistently in SC...
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working hard to make it 15/15 ..any inputs how to make it...
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There is no particlular sequence or sets where im going wrong...
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