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Tinanam0102 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I then looked around at the messy room

Hi teachers,

Would you help me with the seqence below?

1. I then looked at around the messy room.

2. I then looked around at the messy room.

3. I then looked around in the messy room.

Thank you

Tinanam
  

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Only 2 and 3 are OK.

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  • Only 2 and 3 are OK.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for your answer.
tinanam01022. I then looked around at the messy room.

3. I then looked around in the messy room.

Do they both mean the same thing? And if I'm telling a story which one is correct, #2 or #3?

Thank you.

Tinanam
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No, not the same. #2 means that the speaker observed the general state of the mess; #3 means that s/he searched in more detail among/within the mess.

You can choose which better matches your tale.
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Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you for your clarification.

Tinanam
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