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Which is grammatically correct. I am not singing that loud or loudly. And can you please explain to me why it correct?

The grammatically correct sentence is "I am not singing that loudly."

Here's why:

* Loudly is an adverb that modifies the verb "singing." It describes *how* the person is singing.

* Loud can be used as an adjective or an adverb, but in this case, it would be an adjective describing the *volume* of the singing, which is not the intended meaning.

The sentence "I am not singing that loud" would mean that the person's singing is not *loud* in nature, rather than the volume being low.

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