hanuman_2000  +  67162 Wed, 12 Jan 05 04:06 AM Sir, 1.She looks better. "better" here an adjective? If yes,then why is not an adverb? Thanks. hanuman_2000 Joined on Thu, Aug 12 2004 INDIA Contributing Member 1,644 Verbs, Adverbs

	CalifJim  +  67164 Wed, 12 Jan 05 04:13 AM It depends whether it is the comparative of the adjective "good" or the adverb "well". I think he looks well, but she looks better. "well" and "better" - adverbs. I think he looks good, but she looks better. "good" and "better" - adjectives. English (unlike French, for example) has no way to distinguish between the comparative of "good" - an adjective - and the comparative of "well" - an adverb. By the way "looks well" is "looks healthy", "seems to have recovered from illness"; "looks good" is "has a pleasant appearance". CJ CalifJim Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 California Veteran Member 22,449 "There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche Verbs, Adverbs

	just the truth  +  67181 Wed, 12 Jan 05 05:19 AM Isn't one of them there, wadda they called, linking verbs? http://grammar.uoregon.edu/verbs/linking.html Other common linking verbs: APPEAR, BECOME, FEEL, GET, GROW, SIT, LOOK, PROVE, REMAIN, SEEM, SMELL, SOUND, TASTE, TURN. just the truth Joined on Mon, Dec 27 2004 Regular Member 849 Grammar, Verbs