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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Are both answers possible

Hi teachers.
Can the question 'What does Mary look like?' be answered like this:
a) She is pretty.
b) She is a pretty lady.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

I guess so, but, by itself, "pretty" is not a very full answer to that question.

— GPY

  • I guess so, but, by itself, "pretty" is not a very full answer to that question.
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I guess so, but, by itself, "pretty" is not a very full answer to that question.
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GPYI guess so, but, by itself, "pretty" is not a very full answer to that question.
Hi GPY,
Thanks for you help.
You are right, but this is the text:
Mary and Henry are also at a table in the restaurant. Mary is a pretty lady, and Henry is a handsome man.

TL
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Tenacious Learner GPYI guess so, but, by itself, "pretty" is not a very full answer to that question.Hi GPY,Thanks for you help.You are right, but this is the text: Mary and Henry are also at a table in the restaurant. Mary is a pretty lady, and Henry is a handsome man.TL
Right, well, if "pretty lady" is the only information you have, then of course that is al
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Tenacious LearnerCan the question 'What does Mary look like?' be answered like this:
a) She is looks pretty.
b) She is a pretty lady.
Hello, TL.
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Well, "How does Mary look?" and "What does Mary look like?" do not mean the same thing, so the choice depends on what you want to know.
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