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he is looking vs for his lost notebook

These two phrases are not directly comparable as they serve different purposes. The first phrase 'he is looking' is incomplete and lacks an object, while the second phrase 'for his lost notebook' provides the missing information about what he is looking for. To convey a complete thought, you would need to combine both phrases.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 7629 views

he is looking

This phrase is incomplete and lacks an object. It does not convey a complete thought on its own.

To make this phrase correct and complete, you need to add additional information about what 'he' is looking for.
  • He is looking. Out the window. At somebody. Coming in. from Suzanne Vega – Tom's Diner Lyrics on Genius. Meaning. Vega: I have a photographer friend, ...
  • May 15, 2015 ... Kevin Mirallas performs U-turn and denies he is looking to leave Everton. • Mirallas: 'I never said I wanted to leave' • Belgium international ...
  • May 27, 2015 ... Jim Harbaugh explains what he is looking for in a QB, kind of. FOX Sports. MAY 27, 2015 5:34p ET. +. MAY 27, 2015 5:34p ET. share 0.
  • He is looking. Out the window. At somebody. Coming in "It is always. Nice to see you" Says the man. Behind the counter. To the woman. Who has come in

for his lost notebook

This phrase is correct and provides the missing information about what 'he' is looking for.

This phrase completes the action started in the first phrase by specifying the object of the search.
  • Jun 29, 2014 ... ... which clearly points at Ryuk pretending to be looking for his lost notebook, while in the anime Sidoh says in episode 28 "And when I told him ...
  • Cdr. Laing looks for his lost notebook. He figures it was blown out of his hands by the Japanese bombs. “Those Jap baskets came rather a long way to ruin my ...
  • It's not that Vigo's essay was bad or anything but why should I care more for his lost notebook of poetry than I would for someone who's been writing poetry all ...
  • ... area where a young man with a really bad headache has opened his mind and his heart to the darkness around him and is searching for his lost notebook.

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