Roky0071 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Why not "that hears disgusting"
So, why isn’t hear an action verb, like its sensory siblings? I can write, “That feels disgusting” and substitute feels with looks, smells, and tastes, but “That hears disgusting” doesn’t make sense; we replace hears with sounds in such constructions.” Why is this so?
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Three verbs:
I can hear it. I am listening to it. It sounds good.
Two verbs:
I can see it. I am looking at it. It looks good.
One verb:
I can feel it. I am feeling it. It feels good.
I can taste it. I am tasting it. It tastes good.
I can smell it. I am smelling it. It smells good.
I can hear it. I am listening to it. It sounds good.
Two verbs:
I can see it. I am looking at it. It looks good.
One verb:
I can feel it. I am feeling it. It feels good.
I can taste it. I am tasting it. It tastes good.
I can smell it. I am smelling it. It smells good.
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