In Stative verbs^x, Nouns^x

Hi,I have in grammar book example of this :This soup tastes strange . (tastes in this sentence is stative verb , strange is adj ) the translate of this question : the soup strange because the strange describe the pronouns.but if i change the sentence to this : This soup tastes strangely. what...

I have posted this question on another forum, but I haven't exactly received a satisfactory answer, so here it is: "I am all that you have home." (If anyone here is a fan of The Decemberists, then they might recognize this line!) "I" would be noun phrase one and the...

I can see that it's a 6-letter word only in the main page and while I'm posting this reply. (I need to get used to the new layout of the site! )As a verb: - is it a stative verb?- is it something that animals can do?- is it something that people can do?As a noun:- is it something you own?

Hi, 1. Can an adjective be used after a noun? eg, They are having bargains galore. 2. Can you tell me if an adverb can be used after a "be" or stative verb? eg, Are you for or against this proposal? Mike was after Joe.

Hi,They're not really the same, and no one really includes the other.I think linking verbs and stative verbs are 2 separate categories, but they're also 2 similar groups.They're different according to their definitions:- A linking verb is a verb link the relationship between subject and subject...

Eladio, Sorry, I was too lazy to look up the word for answer, so I threw in a pronoun instead! Note that other stative verbs have similar "problems" going between the two languages. No quería and No quiso are another good example. didn't want vs. refused (to) / wouldn't. CJ

Hello Roro Excellent writing! I believe you are an advanced English learner, at least a learner much more advanced than me. Anyway, what I feel about the problem you have now is that it rather come from your misunderstanding the tense relation in a sentence using the time connective word ....

The woman is a TV reporter who is standing in the hotel elevator. There's nothing wrong with this sentence. "Detective: I'm looking for two suspects: one is a man; the other, a woman. Here are their photos. Have you seen them? Helpful Janitor: Sure. The man is an executive who is...

Hi Englishpros, * The woman is a TV reporter who is standing in the hotel elevator. 1. Someone suggests the sentence above should be wrong. Why? _________________________________________________________ A stative verb, generally, cannot be made into a passive sentence. However, some stative...

BTW, "loving" and "needing" in your sentences are gerunds(nouns). Yes, you can use progressive. But they convey more meaning than do the normal stative verbs.