Fast, quick or quickly?

from English Grammar Today

Fast and quick mean moving with great speed. Fast is both an adjective and an
adverb. Quick is an adjective and the adverb form is quickly.
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It was a fast train.

Fast and quick
We need to have a quick chat
are adjectives.
before the meeting.

You walk very fast!

Not: very fastly. Fast and quickly
We should do it as quickly as are adverbs.
possible.

We usually use quick to refer to something happening in a short time, or a shorter

than expected time:
We stopped for a quick snack.
Not: a fast snack.
I just need a quick answer.
Not: a fast answer.
Fast refers to things that happen or go at high speed, e.g. a train, a person
running:
She loves fast cars.
Not: She loves quick cars.
Note the common expression fast food to refer to food such as hamburgers, which
are cooked and served in a very short time in restaurants:
You shouldnt eat so much fast food. Its not good for you.

Badvs.Badly
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The word bad is an adjective used to modify nouns and pronouns.

Example: She was in a bad accident.
Adverbs often end in ly. The word badly is an adverb that answers how about the
verb.
Example: She was hurt badly in the accident.
The confusion comes with four of the sense verbs: taste, look, smell, and feel.
When we use these verbs actively, we should follow them with adverbs. (Hear is
always used actively.)
When we use these verbs descriptively, we should follow them with adjectives.
Examples:
I feel bad about having said that.
I am not feeling with fingers in the above example; I am describing my state of
mind, so the adjective is used (no ly).
She feels badly since her fingers were burned.
She feels with her fingers here so the adverb (ly form) is used.
You can use this same rule about sense verbs with adjectives and adverbs other
than bad and badly.
Examples:
The mask over his face made him look suspicious to the police.
He did not look with eyes. Look describes his appearance so the adjective is
needed.
She looked suspiciously at the $100 bill.
She looked with eyes so the adverb is needed.
She looked good for someone who never exercised.
She didnt look with eyes. Good is describing her appearance so the adjective is
needed.
He smelled well for someone with a cold.
He is actively smelling with his nose so the adverb is needed.
Rule: Well, although more often an adverb, functions as an adjective when
referring to health.
Example: He doesnt feel well enough today to come to work.

Pop Quiz
1. Please dont feel bad/badly about forgetting to call me.
2. His face looked bad/badly bruised after being punched.
3. She looked cautious/cautiously at the man ahead of her.
4. She feels cautious/cautiously when walking alone at night.
5. She smelled good/well after spraying perfume on her neck.
6. If you feel good/well enough on Saturday, we hope you will join us for dinner.
Pop Quiz Answers
1. Please dont feel bad about forgetting to call me.
2. His face looked badly bruised after being punched.
3. She looked cautiously at the man ahead of her.
4. She feels cautious when walking alone at night.
5. She smelled good after spraying perfume on her neck.
6. If you feel well enough on Saturday, we hope you will join us for dinner.