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Lcwang Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
looking good
Please advise if following sentence is grammatically OK:
The future is looking good.
I understand that 'look', as a linking verb, shall not be used in present progress.
The future is looking good.
I understand that 'look', as a linking verb, shall not be used in present progress.
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Hello LCWang Your understanding are right. It should be "The future looks good". paco
- Hello LCWang Your understanding are right.
- It should be "The future looks good".
- paco
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Hello LCWang
Your understanding are right. It should be "The future looks good".
paco
Your understanding are right. It should be "The future looks good".
paco
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Hi,
I didn't know this rule. It sounds good, and yet .... we say it, eg
(At a party) Mary, you are looking beautiful this evening.
It brings an air of immediacy, of 'right now', to the statement.
Perhaps this is a case of language evolving, and a rule that needs revision?
Best wishes, Clive
I didn't know this rule. It sounds good, and yet .... we say it, eg
(At a party) Mary, you are looking beautiful this evening.
It brings an air of immediacy, of 'right now', to the statement.
Perhaps this is a case of language evolving, and a rule that needs revision?
Best wishes, Clive
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CliveI didn't know this rule. It sounds good, and yet .... we say it, egEnglish Progressive is really messy.When progr
(At a party) Mary, you are looking beautiful this evening.
It brings an air of immediacy, of 'right now', to the statement.
Perhaps this is a case of language evolving, and a rule that needs revision?
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