Difference between 'attract the eye' and 'appeal to the eye'

[Ashley]

Test No. incompl/inter-17 "Eating Out", question 10

The success of a really good meal is that not only must it taste good but it should also look good and thus ......... to your eye.

(a) attract
(b) appeal
(c) attend
(d) appear

Test No. incompl/inter-17 "Eating Out", answer 10

The success of a really good meal is that not only must it taste good but it should also look good and thus appeal to your eye.

Correct answer: (b) appeal

Your answer was: incorrect
The success of a really good meal is that not only must it taste good but it should also look good and thus attract to your eye.
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Hi~~~

Why I can't use attract?

Thanks a lot !

[Alan]

You can't say attract to the eye- you could say attract the eye and you can say appeal to the eye, which is needed here.
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[Alan]

Hi,

This is called inverted order. In other words the verb comes first and then the subject. This happens after certain adverbs that come at the beginning of the sentence as in: Not only does it cost a lot of money to buy Rarely have I heard such beautiful music ... Never had she seen so many people ...

All those sentences follow the same word order if the adverb is not at the start of the sentence:

It not only costs a lot of money to buy ...

I have rarely heard such beautiful music ..

She had never see so many people ..

Alan
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