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I would like to ask what is better for using "look gorgeous" or " look gorgeously"
thank you
I would like to ask what is better for using "look gorgeous" or " look gorgeously"
thank you
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look gorgeous The adverb version makes no sense. Gorgeous describes the person (or animal or thing); it doesn't modify the verb, look . , you can't look in a gorgeous manner.
- look gorgeous The adverb version makes no sense.
- Gorgeous describes the person (or animal or thing); it doesn't modify the verb, look .
- , you can't look in a gorgeous manner.
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look gorgeous
The adverb version makes no sense. Gorgeous describes the person (or animal or thing); it doesn't modify the verb, look. i.e., you can't look in a gorgeous manner.
The adverb version makes no sense. Gorgeous describes the person (or animal or thing); it doesn't modify the verb, look. i.e., you can't look in a gorgeous manner.
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Hi,
Only look gorgeous is correct. Look is not an action verb in that phrase; it's a linking verb.
You are gorgeous.
You look gorgeous.
You seem gorgeous.
All the underlined verbs are considered linking verbs in the sentences above.
They are therefore used with adjectives, not adverbs.
Regards
Only look gorgeous is correct. Look is not an action verb in that phrase; it's a linking verb.
You are gorgeous.
You look gorgeous.
You seem gorgeous.
All the underlined verbs are considered linking verbs in the sentences above.
They are therefore used with adjectives, not adverbs.
Regards
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