http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3607.32596)http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482576Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:13:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482576Anonymous0http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482576http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-482576.xmlverbs like looks, seems, appears are copular verb and modify the subject. Therefore, they modify the subject thus beautiful i.e. adjective is required. hence beautiful is the answer. with regards b.r.duahttp://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482457Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:13:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482457Grammar Geek1http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482457http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-482457.xmlShe looks beautiful..She looks beautifully She looks good..She looks well My teacher says that the 2nd examples are correct because adjectives can only modify nouns; whereas, adverbs can modify verbs. I just feel the second examples don&#39;t sound correct at all. If &quot;she looks beautifully&quot; wouldn&#39;t that describe the ways &quot;she&quot; uses her eyes as beautifully. If &quot;she looks well&quot; wouldn&#39;t that describe her eye sight as being top-notch. The second example could also describe the way she looks as healthy, but I&#39;d swear the first example would be beautiful instead of beautifully. You are absolutely correct. Your teacher is over-applying the rule that adverbs modify verbs. It doesn&#39;t...http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482426Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:13:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482426Susankay2http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htm#482426http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-482426.xmlAdverbs can modify verbs, adjectives, other adverbs and even nouns. &quot;Look&quot; is not a good verb to make your case. Try another one.http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htmSun, 22 Mar 2009 18:13:38 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:482405mathukauer3http://www.englishforums.com/English/AdverbsAdjectives/znddn/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-482405.xmlShe looks beautiful..She looks beautifully She looks good..She looks well My teacher says that the 2nd examples are correct because adjectives can only modify nouns; whereas, adverbs can modify verbs. I just feel the second examples don&#39;t sound correct at all. If &quot;she looks beautifully&quot; wouldn&#39;t that describe the ways &quot;she&quot; uses her eyes as beautifully. If &quot;she looks well&quot; wouldn&#39;t that describe her eye sight as being top-notch. The second example could also describe the way she looks as healthy, but I&#39;d swear the first example would be beautiful instead of beautifully.