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Mibo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Linking Verb

[He is looking more and more handsome.]
Is it correct?
  

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WHY..?
He looks more and more handsome. He is looking more and more handsome.
What's the difference?
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There is not a great difference between those two. "is looking" feels slightly more immediate.
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but is it appropriate? "He is looking at the dog".I think it means an action, and 'he is looking more and more handsome." Isn't it an additional information about the subject? so we can't use present progressive in this sentence. is it right?
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Mibobut is it appropriate? "He is looking at the dog".I think it means an action, and 'he is looking more and more handsome." Isn't it an additional information about the subject? so we can't use present progressive in this sentence. is it right?
"more and more" or "greater and greater" or any construction like that goes with the present progressive. That's o
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In Taiwanese student book, it says "we can use the word "feel" in present progressive" ,like I'm feeling good,but we can't use the words"look,sound, taste, smell" in present progressive. Is it correct? I'm so confused about that. Thanks~
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MiboIn Taiwanese student book, it says "we can use the word "feel" in present progressive" ,like I'm feeling good,but we can't use the words"look,sound, taste, smell" in present progressive. Is it correct? I'm so confused about that. Thanks~
"look", in the relevant sense, is often used in the present progressive, as in your original sentence. "sounding" is als
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Mibowe can't use the words"look,sound, taste, smell" in present progressive. Is it correct? I'm so confused about that.
Here's a rather long post on the topic. It's hard to say whether it will resolve your confusion or add to it.
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I am more confused..., and I can't find the sentence" he was sounding like a cracked record" on the Net. I am tasting something. It means " I am doing something. but" L.V." not means an action. why can we use pressive progressive? Thanks agian.
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Mibo I can't find the sentence" he was sounding like a cracked record" on the Net
Well, I just made it up. However, I do see one hit, at http://www.cookdandbombd.co.uk/forums/index.php?topic=41265.30
Mibowhy can we use pressi
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