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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Smells like + verb
Is it correct and natural to say "smells like + verb"?
Is it correct to use the continuous tense like in 1 or just the simple tense like in 2 and 3?
1 It smells like someone is cooking.
2 It smells like someone just cooked food.
3 It smells like the dog farted.
Thank you
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Anonymous Is it correct and natural to say "smells like + verb"? You mean "smells like" + clause. Just a verb won't work.
- Anonymous Is it correct and natural to say "smells like + verb"?
- You mean "smells like" + clause.
- Just a verb won't work.
- Your three examples are fine.
- They all have a clause after "like".
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AnonymousIs it correct and natural to say "smells like + verb"?
You mean "smells like" + clause. Just a verb won't work.
Your three examples are fine. They all have a clause after "like".
CJ
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