By Stative verbs

.Generally, use the adjective with stative verbs of sensation and the adverb with active ones:The brown sweets don't taste any different from the pink onesShe looks different today.I wouldn't do things any differently if the opportunity came up again.I see differently with my new glasses.

Only one s in present!!! You can't use will with the stative verbs in this construction: } _______Your example with make sure does not belong to the pattern above. There's no indirect question.Make sure (that) you come back soon.A make sure that pattern is not followed by a future...

.They are, but they are totally useless for any purpose other than a grammar exercise. (#1 needs a little work: John likes pizza. Pizza is liked by John.) Many stative verbs occur seldom or not at all in passive voice.

HI again, Thanks Clive for your reply.But I am not convinced with your answer.I read this link posted on this site itself - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat.htm . I can't open your link, although I can imagine what it says. Here its mentioned we can not use...

Thanks Clive for your reply.But I am not convinced with your answer.I read this link posted on this site itself - http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/stat.htm . Here its mentioned we can not use "see" and "sad" (which are stative verbs) in the progressive...

Hi,I think the following 2 sentences are incorrect - No, they are fine. Not all -ing words involve a progressive verb tense.1) It is saddening to see that people die of hunger even after 60 years of independence. 'Saddening' here is used as an adjective. eg it is a saddening sight . ....

Hi,I think the following 2 sentences are incorrect - 1) It is saddening to see that people die of hunger even after 60 years of independence.2) It is high time the common man is disabused of his illusive hope of seeing India as a developed nation."Sad" is a state and therefore a stative...

.These are all OK because the two verbs each have two forms, a stative (#A and 3) and a dynamic (#1,2 and 4) form, with different meanings.

I hope I didn't scare you. I'm sure you can answer it OK. Let's just resolve it here since it's started. So, can we say, "My brother is walking on the yard" (2 dimensions) "The kids are happily running on the playground" (2 dimensions) I have no problem...

You should differtiate between: 1) "Were scattered" as a stative verb ("When I came, strange orange balls were scattered all over the floor.") 2) "Were scattered" as a verb in the passive voice ("The oranges were scatterd by the brownie") If the case...