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Originally Posted by Barb_D  I'm sorry, but you are not using the rule correctly.
There are a number of verbs (seem, look, feel, appear, and of course, is) that link to an adjective that describes the subject, not to an adverb that describes how the verb is accomplished.
Compare She looked eager with She looked eagerly inside the box that she knew contained her present.
In the first, looked is used to describe the girl. In the second, it's actually an "active" verb, and her act of seeking was done in an eager manner. |
You know I was thinking of this matter from another side that was precisely corresponding to the usage of an adjective (i.e. nice) after
look also its adverb form, nicely.
If one says s
he looks nice, (as I said) that will be closest to "describing an adjective related to girl's facial expression" in the same meaning of
she really regards nicely not in the meaning of verb
seem instead of
look. I think that was a misunderstanding! Now it can be my mistake and you are able to correct it!
About
she looks nicely, I think, that satisfies everyone to see in a way that is being interesting and good when in the mood. I mean, if I got the true knowledge about it, everybody can look elegantly but what if he/she doesn't be so, turely?
And finally the sentence
she looked eagerly... has made the same use of
she looks nicely, albeit she wouldn't be eager in her heart about what she saw in the box!
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