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Maria D Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

It sounds different or differently?

Hello!

Could you help me, please?

Which is right:

1) It sounds different,

or

2) It sounds differently?

If they are both right, then what is the difference?

Thank you!

  

Top answer

The first one. Using the adjective "different" sounds correct to my ear. It's better to wait for the teachers' correction, though.

  • The first one.
  • Using the adjective "different" sounds correct to my ear.
  • It's better to wait for the teachers' correction, though.
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The first one. Using the adjective "different" sounds correct to my ear. It's better to wait for the teachers' correction, though.

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Maria D1) It sounds different,

If you mean that its sound is different from before or from some other sound, use this. "Sound" is a linking verb. There are many lists of such verbs online. They include "seem", "look", "feel" and "be". Instead of having an object, they have a predicate nominative (a noun-like element) or a predicate adjective (an adjectival

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