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Rishonly Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
PERCEPTION VERBS (USAGE)
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Would you please teach me the rules to use perception verbs( like feel,seem,taste,look, etc)?
Would you please teach me the rules to use perception verbs( like feel,seem,taste,look, etc)?
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Hello Krish I feel what you are asking is too much for me to answer, but I'll try because nobody has answered till now. First of all, please note that, among the verbs you listed, "seem" is usually not classed as a verb of (sensory) perception. So I'd like to exclude it in the following discussion.
- Hello Krish I feel what you are asking is too much for me to answer, but I'll try because nobody has answered till now.
- First of all, please note that, among the verbs you listed, "seem" is usually not classed as a verb of (sensory) perception.
- So I'd like to exclude it in the following discussion.
- passive perceiving [SVO] : S=persons/animals, V=transitive, O=things [1] see (eyes), [2] hear (ears), [3] feel (skin), [4] taste (tongue), [5] smell (nose) [1] What can/do you see?
- [2] I can hear someone knocking.
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Hello Krish
I feel what you are asking is too much for me to answer, but I'll try because nobody has answered till now. First of all, please note that, among the verbs you listed, "seem" is usually not classed as a verb of (sensory) perception. So I'd like to exclude it in the following discussion.
passive perceiving
[SVO] : S=persons/animals, V=transitive, O=things
[1]
I feel what you are asking is too much for me to answer, but I'll try because nobody has answered till now. First of all, please note that, among the verbs you listed, "seem" is usually not classed as a verb of (sensory) perception. So I'd like to exclude it in the following discussion.
passive perceiving
[SVO] : S=persons/animals, V=transitive, O=things
[1]
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Your explanation is very informative, Paco2004. Would you please confirm if I learned correctly.
(1) The transitive perception verbs should be followed by thing(s).
(2) The intransitive perception verbs should be followed by an adjective
In addition, would you please tell me the difference between 'active perceiving' and 'passive perceiving'?
(1) The transitive perception verbs should be followed by thing(s).
(2) The intransitive perception verbs should be followed by an adjective
In addition, would you please tell me the difference between 'active perceiving' and 'passive perceiving'?
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Hello Krish
Active perceiving and passive perceive are my personal technical terms. You can rephrase them as volitional perceiving and non-volitional perceiving. One difference is whether you can use "carefully" with the verb or not. In the case of passive perceiving you cannot use "carefully". You can say "Listen to it carefully" but you cannot say "You can carefully hear it".
Active perceiving and passive perceive are my personal technical terms. You can rephrase them as volitional perceiving and non-volitional perceiving. One difference is whether you can use "carefully" with the verb or not. In the case of passive perceiving you cannot use "carefully". You can say "Listen to it carefully" but you cannot say "You can carefully hear it".
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yes hullow, perception verbs are used as connectors. They do not take the -ing form.
eg. You will say : It seems hot today
you cannot say: It is seeming hot today.
eg. You will say : It seems hot today
you cannot say: It is seeming hot today.
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