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Hi teachers,a) She is an excllent student. Her future looks very good.b) She is an excllent student. Her future gives the impresion to be very good.Is it sentence "b" a good explanation for sentence "a"?Thanks in adavancedThinking (Spain)

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Anonymousa) She is an excllent student. Her future looks very good.
b) She is an excllent student. Her future gives the impresion to be very good.

I know that a) seems to suggest b), but "the future looks bright/good" is an idiom.
The future cannot give an impression. You must use figurative language, and this is not it.

Sorry, - A.

Edit. excellent (sp) impression

I suppose I shouldn't say that. Many people claim to be able to fortell the future.

(I know that's not what you mean.)

The quality of her work suggests that her future will be bright.

Anonymous · Answer

Avangi,

Thanks a lot for your corrections and your interpretations. They are as usual very bright!

Let me change the sentence.

a) That new film seems good. Let's go and see it.

b) That new film gives the impression to be good. Let's go and see it.

What about these two? Do they make sense?

Is it "b" a correct explanation for "a"?

Thanks again

Thinking (Spain)

Avangi · Answer

Anonymous a) That new film seems good. Let's go and see it.
b) That new film gives the impression to be good. Let's go and see it.

Maybe I'm being too picky.

"Look" and "seem" work a lot alike in this sort of usage. It looks good. It seems good.
You're not actually talking about what the film DOES. You're really talking about your reaction to the things you've heard from people who have been influenced by the ads and rumors etc. etc.

When you make the statement "the new film gives the impression," what do you really mean?
In my opinion, if you mean the news is good, the rumors about the film are good, then you're misusing the statement "the film gives the impression." Of course, you may not be the only one who's making that "mistake." (By the way, we'd say "gives the impression of being good," not "to be good.")

In my opinion, the only way a film can give an impression is for you to watch it.

You can say, "The crowd coming out of the theater gave the impression that the film was great!"

Have I made my point??

I'd stick with, "It looks like, seems like, sounds like that film is really good. Let's go see it!"

(The film seems to be making a good impression on the people who see it.
The people give the impression that they like it.)

My argument is about "giving/making an impression."

Khoff · Answer

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Philip · Answer

khoffI'm just bumping this up to the top to make it easier to find.

That was nice of you, khoff.

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