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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
These people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.
These people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same? Thanks.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same? Thanks.
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Can you post the sentence that comes before it and the sentence that follows it it? There might be a "good / better / best" choice depending on context. Based on this sentence alone, any of the three fit just fine.
- Can you post the sentence that comes before it and the sentence that follows it it?
- There might be a "good / better / best" choice depending on context.
- Based on this sentence alone, any of the three fit just fine.
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Can you post the sentence that comes before it and the sentence that follows it it? There might be a "good / better / best" choice depending on context.
Based on this sentence alone, any of the three fit just fine.
Based on this sentence alone, any of the three fit just fine.
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AngliholicThese people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.They all fit, and all imply a doubt as to whether the people are really like this.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same? Thanks.
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Hi,
These people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same?
Here's a comment about grammar and the use of an adjective with these verbs.
act outgoing seems OK. I'd accept 'She acts sm
These people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same?
Here's a comment about grammar and the use of an adjective with these verbs.
act outgoing seems OK. I'd accept 'She acts sm
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CliveHi,
These people act/behave/appear outgoing when they're doing their jobs.
Do all of the underlined words in the above fit in the above sample and mean about the same?
Here's a comment about grammar and the use of an adjective with these verbs.
act outgoing se
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Hi,
are the following pairs of samples all but identical?
She acts smart. /She pretends to be smart. The former can mean that she pretends to be smart, or it can mean that her actions make people think that she is smart.
She appears smart./ She looks / seems
are the following pairs of samples all but identical?
She acts smart. /She pretends to be smart. The former can mean that she pretends to be smart, or it can mean that her actions make people think that she is smart.
She appears smart./ She looks / seems
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