<p>So I know adjectives modify nouns &pronouns while adverbs modify adj,verbs, and othe adverbs</p>
<p>Q) because the man looked oddly, he received suspicious glances.
*I know it should be "odd" because oddly is describing the manner in which the man looked... But... If it is 'odd' (adj.) then it must modify a noun or pronoun... So is it modifying man? The odd man?
Q2) similar q-- "because our bread was smelling badly, our teacher came to us"
I know it should be "bad"- so this adj is modifying what? I thought it was modifying 'smelling' which is a verb... But tht doesn't work since adj modifies nouns... Help?</p>
<p>Also for q2) it doesn’t seem to make sense to say “bad bread”</p>
<p>You’re dealing with predicate adjectives in these examples: adjectives that modify a noun and follow a linking verb (is, become, seem, grow, turn, prove, look, feel, smell, taste, sound, appear, stay, keep, and remain.)</p>
<p>Here’s a fuller description:
[Predicate</a> Adjective](<a href=“http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/parts-of-speech/adjectives/predicate-adjective.html]Predicate”>Predicate Adjectives: Meaning and Examples | YourDictionary)</p>
<p>Consider the phrase “because the man looked odd…” with another “the man looked at her oddly.” In the first case, odd modifies man, in the second, oddly modifies how he looked at her.</p>
<p>Similarly, the second choice has to be bad, modifying bread, because “our bread was smelling badly” implies the bread was having difficulty smelling, perhaps due to a cold.</p>