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John Aki Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Grammar check please?

Hi there,

Could you check for me if I have made any mistakes in these patterns/grammar, please?


I felt hungry / hunger. (Both noun and adj are correct here?)

I felt the house shake / shaking. ((A verb here and both are correct?)

He left last. (Last here is a noun?)

I saw him last in the city. (Last here is a noun?)

I finished last. (Last here is a noun?)

When did you see her last? (Last here is a noun?)

I can't see it lasting. (Lasting here is a noun and also a verb?)


Cheers

  

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John Aki I felt hungry / hunger. ) Yes. However, "I felt hungry" is a conversational sentence, while "I felt hunger" feels literary.

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  • John Aki I felt hungry / hunger.
  • ) Yes.
  • However, "I felt hungry" is a conversational sentence, while "I felt hunger" feels literary.
  • ) John Aki I felt the house shake / shaking.
  • ) Yes.
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John AkiI felt hungry / hunger. (Both noun and adj are correct here?)

Yes. However, "I felt hungry" is a conversational sentence, while "I felt hunger" feels literary. (This is not specifically a consequence of one being a noun and the other an adjective, but just a feature of the way we use these particular phrases.)

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