Page 254 - Basic English Usage
P. 254
340 256
2 Weuse highto say how far something is above the ground. A child
standing on a chair may be higher than his father, but not taller.
HIGH TALL
3 Parts of the body are /ong, not tall.
She's got beautiful long legs. (NOT ... tatHegs-)
340 _ taste
We can use faste in three ways.
1. Taste can be a ‘copula verb’ (see 91). We can describe the taste of food
etc by using | taste + adjective | or | taste of + noun |.
Progressive tenses are not used.
taste + adjective
This tastes nice. What's in it? (NOT Fhisis-tasting ...)
The wine tasted horrible. (NOT ... fherribly-)
taste of + noun
The wine tasted of old boots.
2 Wecan talk about our sensations by using taste with a personal subject.
Progressive tenses are not possible; we often use can taste. (See 81.)
! can taste garlic and mint in the sauce. (NOT +antasting ... )
3 Wecan talk about using our sense of taste to find something out.
. ‘Stop eating the cake.’ ‘I’m just tasting it to see if it's OK.’
