which answer to the following question is right? "of the two paintings,the left one looks____. A. the better B. better
2007-01-17 11:36:17 · 6 answers · asked by shirley m 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
B.
2007-01-17 11:40:04 · answer #1 · answered by Belie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
B.
The English verb "look" can only take an adverb or a prepositional phrase with "like". You would have to add a nominal clause by inserting "to be" in order to use option A.
Both are NOT acceptable. People have made a false analogy from sentences like "of the two, he is the better (driver, etc.)" and extended it to other verbs. This is limited to some dialects and is NOT standard. In fact, the verb "looks" cannot take a direct object (it takes the preposition "at") and the meaning here is adverbial anyway, so there's no way a noun (the only kind of word modified by "the") is appropriate there.
2007-01-17 19:42:09 · answer #2 · answered by ShaykhDawud 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Choice B better, or the best but that is not a choice sorry!
2007-01-17 19:43:54 · answer #3 · answered by alias89 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
B. better
2007-01-17 19:49:37 · answer #4 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely "B"
2007-01-17 19:44:46 · answer #5 · answered by rena223 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
both are acceptable.
2007-01-17 19:42:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋