Jan. 4, 2025
Look out for, look up, look down on
I have looked out for my mom's health.
Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground joining other kids.
I look up to both famous and normal people. They're admirable.
I look down on Hitler's cruel acts.
I look down on childish adults.
I have looked out for my mom's health.
"I have looked out for my mom's health" wouldn't be incorrect, but there are implications to the choice of verb tense that leave questions in the native English speaker's mind. After reading it, I think "When? In the past but no longer? Until what point in time? Have you stopped? If so, why did you stop?"
Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground to joining the other kids.
"Abe" is typically a male name. "The playground joining other kids" sounds like the playground connects human children together.
I look up to both famous and normal people.
They're admirable.
I look down on Hitler's cruel acts.
I look down on childish adults.
Jan. 7, 2025
Thanks! I am just trying to use the phrasal verbs I'm learning.
I have looked out for my mom's health.
Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground to joining other kids.
if it is expressing purpose or intention ie she goes there because she wants to join other kids, "to" is better.
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Very good, considering how terribly confusing English idiomatic phrases are! :)
Jan. 4, 2025
Thanks!
I have looked out for my mom's health.
Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground to joining the other kids.
Doesn't sound totally natural, as 'to look out for' has the nuance of 'protecting from a bad outcome' as opposed to just taking care of them by doing positive things like this.
I look up to both famous and normal people.
They're admirable.
I look down on Hitler's cruel acts.
I look down on childish adults.
Jan. 4, 2025
Yeah you're right. I just tried to use the phrasal verb i have just learned.
Thanks!
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I have looked out for my mom's health. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! I "I have looked out for my mom's health" wouldn't be incorrect, but there are implications to the choice of verb tense that leave questions in the native English speaker's mind. After reading it, I think "When? In the past but no longer? Until what point in time? Have you stopped? If so, why did you stop?" |
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Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground joining other kids. Abe looks out for Jane, as Doesn't sound totally natural, as 'to look out for' has the nuance of 'protecting from a bad outcome' as opposed to just taking care of them by doing positive things like this. Abe looks out for Jane, as she brings her to the playground to join if it is expressing purpose or intention ie she goes there because she wants to join other kids, "to" is better. Abe looks out for Jane, as "Abe" is typically a male name. "The playground joining other kids" sounds like the playground connects human children together. |
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I look up to both famous and normal people. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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They're admirable. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I look down on Hitler's cruel acts. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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I look down on childish adults. This sentence has been marked as perfect! This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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