Verbs of senses — look, sound, feel...

This soup tastes ___.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: salty

Completed sentence: This soup tastes salty. Linking sense verbs such as look, sound, smell, taste and feel take adjectives. Look/sound like takes a noun phrase; look as if introduces a clause. Some sense verbs also describe deliberate actions and then can use continuous forms.

That sounds ___ a good idea.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: like

Completed sentence: That sounds like a good idea. Linking sense verbs such as look, sound, smell, taste and feel take adjectives. Look/sound like takes a noun phrase; look as if introduces a clause. Some sense verbs also describe deliberate actions and then can use continuous forms.

You look as if you ___ tired.

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Correct answer: are

Completed sentence: You look as if you are tired. Linking sense verbs such as look, sound, smell, taste and feel take adjectives. Look/sound like takes a noun phrase; look as if introduces a clause. Some sense verbs also describe deliberate actions and then can use continuous forms.

She is ___ the soup to check the seasoning.

Your answer: Unanswered

Correct answer: tasting

Completed sentence: She is tasting the soup to check the seasoning. Linking sense verbs such as look, sound, smell, taste and feel take adjectives. Look/sound like takes a noun phrase; look as if introduces a clause. Some sense verbs also describe deliberate actions and then can use continuous forms.

The fabric feels ___.

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Correct answer: soft

Completed sentence: The fabric feels soft. Linking sense verbs such as look, sound, smell, taste and feel take adjectives. Look/sound like takes a noun phrase; look as if introduces a clause. Some sense verbs also describe deliberate actions and then can use continuous forms.