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Everybody was staring at the vs Everybody was staring at

Both phrases are not complete sentences. The first phrase is incorrect because it lacks a noun after 'at the.' The second phrase is also incomplete as it lacks the object of the preposition 'at.' To make these phrases correct, you need to add a noun or pronoun after 'at the' or 'at,' respectively.

Last updated: March 08, 2024

Everybody was staring at the

This phrase is incorrect as it lacks a noun after 'at the.'

To make this phrase correct, you need to add a noun after 'at the,' such as 'everybody was staring at the painting.'
  • Everybody was staring at the out of control, crazy people, with the 2-line kites. After a while Oli managed to go upwind and that was the point where it all started.
  • Oct 21, 2014 ... “I was looking at you while the film was showing and everybody was staring at the screen – nobody was talking or twitching. It hit everybody in ...
  • Everybody was staring at the most beautiful person there. You. I wanted to rip their eyes out.'' ''W-WHAAAT?! But that's not even…I wasn't even…That…!'' ''…
  • No wonder that when I eventually, after five years, was able to leave the hospital, I felt different from the rest of mankind and thought everybody was staring at the ...

Everybody was staring at

This phrase is incorrect as it lacks the object of the preposition 'at.'

To make this phrase correct, you need to add an object after 'at,' such as 'everybody was staring at the sky.'
  • Nov 1, 2007 ... And if you're like most people, you probably felt like everybody was staring at you and judging you harshly. But were they? Picture it: You and ...
  • I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me... Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod. Vote: +1 -1 Joke has 85.79  ...
  • I finished my coffee, and noticed that everybody was staring at me... Then I suddenly remembered that I was listening to my iPod. Vote: +1 -1 Joke has 85.85  ...
  • Jun 14, 2014 ... While I was there, it didn't help because it seemed like everybody was staring at me and Creigh. I couldn't figure out why they were staring at ...

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