View versus gap

[Donner]

Synonyms Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #123 "Synonyms for see and watch", question 5

As Jeremy had never been in a city like New York before, he just stood in front of the tall skyscrapers with his mouth open and ......... at them.

(a) viewed
(b) gaped
(c) peeped
(d) concentrated

Synonyms Lesson, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #123 "Synonyms for see and watch", answer 5

As Jeremy had never been in a city like New York before, he just stood in front of the tall skyscrapers with his mouth open and gaped at them.

Correct answer: (b) gaped

Your answer was: incorrect
As Jeremy had never been in a city like New York before, he just stood in front of the tall skyscrapers with his mouth open and viewed at them.
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how is gapped differnt from viewed...????

Donner

[Mister Micawber]

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Gaped is different from viewed in that it conveys the idea of viewing with awe, with the mouth open in amazement. Irrespective of this difference, however, view at is incorrect grammatical structure; we do not use a preposition after view.
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[Dongocan]

many thanks to Micawber, in the past i thought using a prep after the verb "view", now i've just learned a new structure! hope u 2 help me more in this forum!, my el is so bad! :-)

[Andrei]

Hello,
Could you tell me whether using the adjective "tall" with the noun "skyscrapper" is right. I was told that adjectives tall/short can be reffered only to people and for buildings etc high/low are used.
Thanks in advance

[Mister Micawber]

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That is not true, and you can certainly have a 'tall skyscraper' (is there any other kind?!)
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[Alan]

HI Andrei,

Do you know what a 'tall story' is?

Alan
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Present Simple

[Andrei]

Hi, Alan,
Unfortunately, I don't.
But I hope you'll explain me, won't you?
Best regards