direct or directly

[mylevt]

Dear teacher.
In the sentence:"In retail pharmacy, you have direct contact with the people in your community."
Can I change direct into directly. Does they have the same meaning?
Please help me.
Thanks.

[Dany]

Dear teacher.
In the sentence:"In retail pharmacy, you have direct contact with the people in your community."
Can I change direct into directly. Does they have the same meaning?
Please help me.
Thanks.

Hello mylevt,

You can never change an adverb into an adjective.

The adjective always refers to a noun, like in your sentence. ("direct" refers to "contact")

The adverb (e.g. directly) is used, if it refers to an verb, adjective or another adverb.


Best regards,
Dany

[mylevt]

Thanks Dany. Your are helpful.

[Dany]

Thanks Dany. Your are helpful.

You're welcome

[mylevt]

Dear Dany,
Help me with the sentence:"Many joggers, like Donald Robbins, fell that if they can succeed at jogging, they can succeed at other things also,..."
Is it correct if I change at into in?
Thanks.

[Dany]

Dear Dany,
Help me with the sentence:"Many joggers, like Donald Robbins, fell that if they can succeed at jogging, they can succeed at other things also,..."
Is it correct if I change at into in?
Thanks.

You can't change it. But unfortunately I can't explain it to you. It is the same like:
I'm good at math.
He's good at chess.
But you can't say: "I'm good in math" or "He's good in chess."

Sorry, that I can't help more

Dany

[mylevt]

Dany!
But I know that succeed in not at.
Is it right?

[Dany]

Dany!
But I know that succeed in not at.
Is it right?

You are absolutely right.
But I can't explain it to you. Maybe someone else could.

I have only learned phrases like this, without any grammatical explanations.


Dany

[mylevt]

Dany!
Thank you very much anyway.
I will ask someone and hope I will get a satisfactory answer.
Help me if possible.
Thanks a lot.

[Casiopea]

'succeed' is often followed by 'in':

Many joggers, like Donald Robbins, feel that if they can succeed at jogging, they can also succeed in other things. . . .