ADJECTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH THE SENSES
It is common to use the verbs associated with the senses with adjectives. Those verbs are as
follows:
Example:
I feel terrible today (something you feel inside)
You sound tired (this is my opinion - I detect tiredness in your voice)
She didn’t sound Italian (again, this is my opinion going by her voice)
You look fabulous today (this is my opinion when I look at you)
He doesn’t look very happy today (again my opinion. What my eyes tell me)
This milk tastes funny.
The adjective ‘funny’ has two meanings. It means something that makes you laugh or
something strange. In the above example it means ‘strange’.
Adjective + verb
We normally use an infinitive after an adjective.
Example:
It was really great to see you again.
For adjectives followed by a preposition, then we use the gerund.
Example:
He is fed up with cleaning every day.
She is tired of working so many hours.
It is common to use the verbs associated with the senses with adjectives. Those verbs are as
follows:
Example:
I feel terrible today (something you feel inside)
You sound tired (this is my opinion - I detect tiredness in your voice)
She didn’t sound Italian (again, this is my opinion going by her voice)
You look fabulous today (this is my opinion when I look at you)
He doesn’t look very happy today (again my opinion. What my eyes tell me)
This milk tastes funny.
The adjective ‘funny’ has two meanings. It means something that makes you laugh or
something strange. In the above example it means ‘strange’.
Adjective + verb
We normally use an infinitive after an adjective.
Example:
It was really great to see you again.
For adjectives followed by a preposition, then we use the gerund.
Example:
He is fed up with cleaning every day.
She is tired of working so many hours.
No comments:
Post a Comment