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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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With attention

Does this make sense (particularly the part written in bold):



"We were walking in the woods, when suddenly, we came across an injured man, lying in the ground, inanimate.
So, pointing at the man, I exclaimed: 'Look, Jim.'
Jim looked with attention."



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THANK YOU.

  

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You asked about "inanimate" in a different thread. Christine Christie Jim looked with attention. That is not impossible, but there are better ways to put it.

  • You asked about "inanimate" in a different thread.
  • Christine Christie Jim looked with attention.
  • That is not impossible, but there are better ways to put it.
  • "With attention" is "attentively", and you can't really look that way.
  • You can watch or listen attentively because they are activities.
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You asked about "inanimate" in a different thread.

Christine ChristieJim looked with attention.

That is not impossible, but there are better ways to put it. "With attention" is "attentively", and you can't really look that way. You can watch or listen attentively because they are activities.

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