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What verb would be appropriate for the blank?

hirashin

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Hello, everyone.

Which verb would be good for the blank?

(a) We _____ her stories about Canada very interesting.
(b) He is the captain of the baseball team. Everyone _____ his pitching great.

I think "find" can be put in (a), and "finds" in (b). What about "think" and "thinks"?
Do you think of any other verb that fits in the blanks?

Hirashin
 
I would say ....We think/believe her stories about Canada ARE very interesting.
He is the captain of the baseball team. Everyone thinks/believes his pitching IS great.

Uncle Frank(no expert)
 
As they are, I'd say "find" and "finds", although the second one feels weird. I'd prefer "everyone thinks his pitching is great," and "believes" would also work, like Uncle Frank said.
 
I think the problem with "Everyone finds his pitching great" is that, even though it is grammatical, the relative formality of the sentence structure is at odds with the informal "great".
 
Thank you all for your help, Uncle Frank, Glenn, and eeky.

How about this?
Everyone finds his pitching wonderful.

Hirashin
 
No, I think that still doesn't work.

I'm having trouble thinking of a reason why that is, but I get the feeling that this usage of "finds" doesn't go well with words that express good/bad. I think it works better with more qualitative adjectives. Or it might be that it goes better with adjectives that express emotion:

Everyone finds his pitching exciting.
Everyone finds his pitching impressive.
Everyone finds his pitching boring.
 
I agree. I think JimmySeal may be on to something here.
 
Thank you for your help, Jimmy and Glenn.
Jimmy, are you an expert on language?
I'm afraid I still don't understand.
How about these?
1 Everyone finds his pitching fantastic.
2 Everyone finds his pitching artistic.
3 Everyone finds his pitching fascinating.
4 Everyone finds his pitching spectacular.
5 Everyone finds his pitching sharp.
6 Everyone finds his pitching interesting.
7 Everyone finds his pitching frustrating.
8 Everyone finds his pitching dull.
9 Everyone finds his pitching uninteresting.
Hirashin
 
I'm not an expert on language, but I think I have a somewhat good understanding of it.

All of those sound ok to me, except maybe 5. Sharp might be an unusual adjective to apply to pitching.
 
Thanks, Jimmy. You are great.

According to your profile, you live in Japan. Are you working in Japan if I may ask?

Hirashin
 
Wow! You live in Kyoto! Are you working for a Japanese company?

I'm curious about the reason you chose Kyoto while many other
people choose Tokyo or Osaka?

Hirashin
 
I lived in Kyoto for just under 11 months during my study abroad, and I loved it. It's so close to the old historical sites and has plenty of its own, plus it's just a nice town. It kind of reminded me of Boston, to be honest, where I also wouldn't mind living again.
 
Wow! You lived in Kyoto, Glenn! I'm glad to hear you loved our city.

You lived in Boston, too? Did you go to university in Boston?

Long ago I heard a little about the city from Mr. Michita, who was a professor
of my university. He once taught international laws at Harvard Law School.

Hirashin
 
Yes, I went to Berklee in Boston. When I was in Kyoto I was on exchange at Doshisha.
 
Oh, Doshisha. Did you go to the campus near the Emperor's palace?

What did you study at Doshisha if I may ask?

Hirashin
 
Yes, I was at the Imadegawa campus. It was pretty awesome going to school right there.

I was studying Japanese.
 
Oh, you studied Japanese at Doshisha University.

Do you use it in your job now? Are you a translator?

Hirashin
 
No, I'm doing something totally unrelated to Japan and Japanese at the moment.
 
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