ESL General English Grammar Questionshttp://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)Re: See!http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xxcq/post.htm#72878Tue, 08 Feb 2005 15:12:20 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:72878CalifJim0http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xxcq/post.htm#72878http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-72878.xmlI think it should be "See how dirty I look!" <br /> <br />"see" is a verb. In this context it means "observe", "notice". It's an imperative. <br /> <br />It can also be taken as a question, the "do you" missing: <br /> <br />"See how dirty I look?" <br /> <br />This latter construction often has the sense of "What did I tell you?", "Didn't I tell you so?", "I warned you this would happen". <br /> <br />See what you've (gone and) done now? <br />See what a mess you've made? <br /> <br />But not necessarily: <br /> <br />See how it works? <br />See how I did that? <br />See what I mean? <br /> <br /><img src="/emoticons/emotion-1.gif" alt="Smile [:)]" />Re: See!http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xnmm/post.htm#72755Tue, 08 Feb 2005 04:55:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:72755Mister Micawber1http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xnmm/post.htm#72755http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-72755.xml<br />'Look at me! How dirty I look!' <br />'Please notice and acknowledge how dirty I look!' <br /> <br />It seems to be a comma splice between the imperative clause 'see' and the exclamatory clause 'how dirty I look'. <br /> <br />There are likely other opinions. <br /> <br /> <br />See!http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xnmh/post.htmTue, 08 Feb 2005 04:06:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:72750hanuman_20002http://www.englishforums.com/English/See/xnmh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-72750.xmlSir, <br /> <br />1.See, How dirty I look! <br /> <br /> <br />What is function of the word "see" here. <br /> <br />I know that the word "see" can be used as a verb or a noun. <br /> <br />What are the other ways to erite this sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence. <br /> <br /> <br />Thanks.