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 Thu Sep 14, 2006 15:40 pm Of what (different ideas of what it should look like) |
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 15:57 pm Of what (different ideas of what it should look like) |
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Hi Quoc
It's not possible to say what it refers to in your sentence.
"What it sould look like" = How it should look
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 18:23 pm Of what (different ideas of what it should look like) |
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Dear teacher,
"What it sould look like" = How it should look (1)
What it sould look like" = How it should look like (2)
a.(1) and (2) have the same meaning?
b. Please answer my 3 questions above.
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| Thu Sep 14, 2006 20:52 pm Of what (different ideas of what it should look like) |
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| tung quoc wrote: | How it should look (1) CORRECT
How it should look like (2) WRONG
The word like is only added to the phrase that begins with what. |
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| Quote: | 1/What does of what mean?The word of means the same thing as about.
What does what refer to?
Maybe these simple examples will help:
Question: What does it look like?
Answer: It looks like (what).
Request for information: Please tell me what it looks like.
Answer: It looks like (what).
2/What does it refer to? "It" here is empty subject? NO If yes, what is the real subject. It refers to the new hotel.
3/ What is the difference btw "look" and "look like"? Can I wrote as follows:
The only trouble is the guy I work with and I have completely different ideas of what it should look. NO
When you want information about the appearance of something, there are two basic ways of talking about this. One way uses the word what, the other uses how.
With what you use look like
With how you use look:
- What + look like --> What does it look like?
- How + look --> How does it look? |
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| Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:57 am Of what (different ideas of what it should look like) |
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Dear teachers,
Many thanks for your responses. Now, I'd like to ask you about "look like" and "look", "seem like" and "seem"....
1/You know, I wonder whether to use "like" or not in some cases, such as:
It looks like an interesting book. (1)
It looks an interesting book. (2)
Many people said they have the same meaning. Do you think they have the same meaning? If yes, what is the meaning of like in (1)? Like here is necessary or not?
If no, what is the difference btw them?
2/ It looks as if it's an interesting book. (3)
Do you think (1), (2) ,(3) have the same meaning?
If not,what is the difference btw them?
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