Common Mistakes : Feel

verb

.BAD: He is feeling that they have made a big mistake .GOOD: He feels that they have made a big mistake

.BAD: In some places you feel like in a jungle .GOOD: In some places you feel like you are in a jungle

: Feel like (and feel as if/though ) are followed by a clause (… I felt as if everyone was staring at me.(= It seemed as if

.BAD: I woke up the next day feeling terribly .GOOD: I woke up the next day feeling terrible

: (Feel is followed by an adjective (NOT an adverb ?Does anyone feel hungry .We all felt disappointed

: Other verbs that are followed by an adjective include be, look, seem, smell, sound, taste .You look cold .That piano sounds terrible

.BAD: She says that she feels herself trapped in the job .GOOD: She says that she feels trapped in the job