Explanation
Verbs of the senses – Grammar chart
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Verbs of the senses
We can use the verbs look, smell, taste, sound and feel before adjectives, nouns, and clauses (subject + verb)
Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + adjective
We can use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + adjective to talk about how something feels, tastes, etc.
- When you use that cream, your skin feels really smooth.
- When he talked to us sounded nervous.
Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + like + noun
We can also use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + like before a noun.
- You sound like your mother.
- This tastes like chicken.
Look, smell, taste, sound, feel + as if/as though + clause
We use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + as if/as though + clause (subject + verb).
- You sound as if you had a long party last night.
- You look as though you’ve just seen a ghost.
Note that in informal English we often also use feel, smell, taste, sound, and feel + like + clause.
- You sound like you had a long party last night.
- You look like you’ve just seen a ghost.
