ryan79k  +  192082 Fri, 03 Feb 06 03:19 AM 1) that sounds natural! 2) it may appear different. i can't really pinpoint why, but those two sentences seem just okay. the thing is.. don't they have to be "sounds naturally" and "appear differently" since "sound" and "appear" are both verbs? By the way, MODERATOR!! do my questions fit into this message board?? sometimes, i can't find my own questions. do you think they have been moved to somewhere else??? :-) thanks! and how can i get one of those cute icons that appears before my ID?? ryan79k Joined on Tue, Mar 22 2005 New Member 37 Verbs, Adverbs

	Clive  +  192129 Fri, 03 Feb 06 06:16 AM Hi Ryan, Your feeling about these sentences is right. Michael Swan discusses this in his Practical English Usage (Section 13). Briefly, the verbs be, seem, appear, look, sound, taste, feel, smell can be used with adjectives.  The adjective is really describing the subject of the sentence. eg The car looks red. There are also some other, less common cases in which other verbs can be used with adjecives. This kind of question is certainly appropriate for this part of the Forum. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,301 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Verbs, Adverbs

	ryan79k  +  192151 Fri, 03 Feb 06 08:11 AM Clive! thank you very much for the great explanation! i got it!!  :-> ryan79k Verbs, Adverbs

	pieanne  +  192178 Fri, 03 Feb 06 09:41 AM Ryan, an easy way to find your questions - and hopefully their answers - is to click on "my forums" in the home pages. You'll find there all the threads you have contributed to. pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos... Verbs, Adverbs