ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: searched for

Goodman — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:38:20 GMT

You can say anything you want but it does not mean it's natural ot logical.

a She searched everywhere but still could not find ~~it.~~ ^{the ring}

b She looked ~~searched~~ for her ring in ~~around~~ the kitchen.

or She has searched everyroom in the house, including the kitchen for her ring.

Re: searched for

Vincent Teo — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:59:39 GMT

Can I say,

a She searched everywhere but still could not find it.

b She searched for her ring around the kitchen.

Re: searched for

Ant_222 — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:54:51 GMT

(b) is the only correct, but I'd change it to: "She searched everywhere for the ring"

(c) may be corrected as follows: "She tried to find ("find" is perfective, while "search" is not) the ring"

You can say: "try searching for it under the carpet"
While "Try finding it under the carpet" is wrong.

searched for

Vincent Teo — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:38:33 GMT

Can I say,

(a) She searched for everywhere to find the ring.

(b) She searched everywhere to find the ring.