1. /feel /look /sound) + adj./like + N . . .
Patterns In Use
S + V , V2-ing . . .
2. S + linking verb (taste /smell
/feel /look /sound) + adj./like +
N . . .

2. S + V , V2-ing . . .
Examples:
I handed the old lady her paper and
happily returned the warm smile that I
received from her.
I handed the old lady her paper,
happily returning the warm smile that
I received from her.
2. I walked away and enjoyed the cookies.
I walked away, enjoying the cookies.

3. The man walked out of the room and sang happily.
Exercise A Rewrite the following sentences by using the above pattern. The first one has been
done for you.
The man walked out of the room
and sang happily.
The man walked out of the room,
singing happily.

4. 2. The girl stood in the garden and held
flowers in her hand.
_______________________________
_________________
3. Jimmy walked into the kitchen and
looked for his mother.
____________________
The girl stood in the garden, holding flowers in her hand.
Jimmy walked into the kitchen,
looking for his mother.

5. 4. The old man looked out the window
and thought about his past.
________________________________
____________________
5. The teacher gave the homework back to Jason and told him to do it again.
______________________________
The old man looked out the window, thinking about his past.
The teacher gave the homework back to Jason, telling him to do it again.

6. Exercise B Complete the following story by using the given words and the above pattern.
One day, Jack’s mother asked him to sell the only cow they had. So, he 1____________________________________
(go to/market; take/the cow/with
him). In the market, a man
2__________________________
(walk/up to/he; tell/Jack) that he
would give him some magic
went to the market, taking the cow with him
walked up to him, telling Jack

7. beans for his cow. Jack 3_______________
_______________(agree; give/the man/ his cow). When Jack told his mother about the man and the magic beans, she was very angry. She 4___________________________ (shout (吼叫) at/he; throw/the beans) out of the window. The next morning, when Jack woke up, he found that the beans had grown into a very tall beanstalk (豆莖)!
agreed, giving the man his cow
shouted at him, throwing the beans

8. 2. S + linking verb (taste/ smell/ feel/ look/ sound) + adj./like + N . . .
Examples:
1. The cookies tasted great.
2. The little girl looks like her mother.

9. Exercise A Fill in the blanks by using the correct linking verbs and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.
taste smell feel look sound
1. I love roses. They smell sweet.

10. 2. Amy doesn’t like Coke. She says that it __________ medicine.
3. The ice water _________ cold.
4. Green Island _________ a wonderful
place for vacation.
5. Vera saw something that
_____________ a mouse in the
kitchen.
tastes like
feels/felt
sounds like
felt/looked like

11. A:Who does the boy (look, look like)?
Exercise B Complete each of the following questions by circling the right word or phrase. Then, answer each of the questions by using the given word or phrase, and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.
A:Who does the boy (look, look like)?
B: He looks like his father. (his father)

12. B:_____________________________ (chocolate)
2. A:What does the soap
(smell, smell like)?
B:_____________________________
(chocolate)
3. A:What does the white cat
(look, look like)?
_____ (a snow ball)
It/The soap smells like chocolate.
It/The white cat looks like a snow ball.

13. B:_____________________________ (beautiful) 5. A: How does the coffee
4. A: How does the music
(sound, sound like)?
B:_____________________________
(beautiful)
5. A: How does the coffee
(taste, taste like)?
(great)
It/The music sounds beautiful.
It/The coffee tastes great.