John
05-05-2005, 04:02 AM
Are these all OK and natural?
1. I don't want anything other than this.
2. His winning (in) the race was sheer luck.
3. There's one applicant who has a good background for a girl Friday.
4. He looks/appears/seems deep in thought. ['Seems' is better when it goes with 'to be', isn't it?]
5. I am looking/searching for my missing/lost knife. ['Lost' is awkward, isn't it?]
6. I lost my keys again! / Really? [Where were you last?] or [Where did you put them last?] or [When do you have them on/with last?]
7. What's that spot on the wall? / [It looks like a fly.] or [Maybe it's a fly.]
Thanks.
1. I don't want anything other than this.
2. His winning (in) the race was sheer luck.
3. There's one applicant who has a good background for a girl Friday.
4. He looks/appears/seems deep in thought. ['Seems' is better when it goes with 'to be', isn't it?]
5. I am looking/searching for my missing/lost knife. ['Lost' is awkward, isn't it?]
6. I lost my keys again! / Really? [Where were you last?] or [Where did you put them last?] or [When do you have them on/with last?]
7. What's that spot on the wall? / [It looks like a fly.] or [Maybe it's a fly.]
Thanks.