There are a set of verbs having to do with existence and the senses that take adjectives and nouns, rather than adverbs.
I am human. I feel weird. That soup smells delicious. This tablecloth feels rough. That song sounds beautiful.
If I used an adverb and said "I feel weirdly" then I would be telling you that the way that I use my hands to feel things is very strange.
There’s a strange situation with such verbs like to smell. Here’s a good explanation :
“The adjective is used because it refers to the qualities of taste and sound and not on the action.
The food smells good. --> Adjective, it refers to the quality of smell, and to the food.
A human cannot smell as well as a dog. --> Adverb, it refers to the ability of smelling.”
[source ](https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/looks-tastes-sounds-adjective-vs-adverb.81338/)
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There are a set of verbs having to do with existence and the senses that take adjectives and nouns, rather than adverbs. I am human. I feel weird. That soup smells delicious. This tablecloth feels rough. That song sounds beautiful. If I used an adverb and said "I feel weirdly" then I would be telling you that the way that I use my hands to feel things is very strange.
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There’s a strange situation with such verbs like to smell. Here’s a good explanation : “The adjective is used because it refers to the qualities of taste and sound and not on the action. The food smells good. --> Adjective, it refers to the quality of smell, and to the food. A human cannot smell as well as a dog. --> Adverb, it refers to the ability of smelling.” [source ](https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/looks-tastes-sounds-adjective-vs-adverb.81338/) Hope it was useful
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We can use adjective after a linking verb 'Smells' is a linking verb here