Look, Sound, Feel + Adjective

Sense verbs take adjectives, not adverbs.

Examples

• It smells good.
• She looks tired.

Key rules

• After look, sound, feel, smell and taste use an adjective, not an adverb
• Use an adverb only if describing an action (He looked carefully)
• Pattern: look/sound/feel + adjective (You look tired)
• Add like + noun for comparisons (It sounds like a bell)

Common mistakes

• It smells well → It smells good
• She looks tiredly → She looks tired