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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

ROUND THE ROOM

Dear Teachers,

1. Peter looked nervously round the room.

- I think "looked nervous" is better, right?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

Top answer

Not really, they mean different things. Peter looked nervously - adverb, describes how he did the action of looking round the room. Peter looked nervous - adjective, describes Peter.

— Nona the brit

  • Not really, they mean different things.
  • Peter looked nervously - adverb, describes how he did the action of looking round the room.
  • Peter looked nervous - adjective, describes Peter.
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Not really, they mean different things.

Peter looked nervously - adverb, describes how he did the action of looking round the room.

Peter looked nervous - adjective, describes Peter.
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Can I say, "Peter looked nervously around the room"?
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New2grammarCan I say, "Peter looked nervously around the room"?
Yes, you can.
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round: BrE
around: AmE
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Thank you Marius Hancu for pointing out the difference.
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