- infinitives - When is seems to be used instead of seems? - English . . .
She seems (to be) a nice girl infinitives, They seem to have made a mistake like, The village seems (like) a nice place for a holiday that- and if-clauses It seems as if the night is never going to end With there seem(s) to be is used There seem to be a lot of mistakes There seems to be some problem
- Differences among It feels. . . , It looks. . . , and It seems. . .
This situation seems dangerous to me "Seems" can refer to hearing, The note seems flat The note sounds flat "Seems" can refer to taste: The tomato seems salty The tomato tastes salty If there is any doubt as to which, "seems" , "looks" , or "feels" to use, use "seems"; it can serve more meanings than the others
- What is the difference between it seems and it looks like?
"It seems that like" and "It looks like" are also equivalent, but a verb is expected to follow -> "Look at that fish, it looks seems dead", "Look at that fish, it looks like seems that like it's dead " On another note, you can also use a noun after "looks like" and "seems like", but not after "seems that" -> "that fish looks seems like a shark "
- How to use seems to be - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
As for It seems to be activated vs It seems to have been activated - the first is taking activated as an adjective, which is less common (except in the phrase activated charcoal) The second it is the past participle of activate, so that is a passive clause, and seems to me to fit better
- grammar - Using the structure seem - English Language Learners Stack . . .
He seems nice He seems a nice man You can also use 'to be' after seem in these sentences, without any difference in meaning, such as: He seems to be nice He seems to be a nice man However, if you want to use seem in front of a noun, you should use a to-infinitive So the sentence should be as follows: It seems to be water
- Whats the difference between seem appear in this sentence?
"Appears" is a very slightly more formal word than "seems " It might be more likely to be used in a professional context, such as in a coroner's report In addition, "seems" may mean that you have used more than visual information to come to your conclusion
- meaning - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
He seems to be popular and He looks popular both mean that there is some impression that the person is popular "Looks" is usually used when some visual information gave that impression, whereas "seems" is more generic However, the use of "looks" for "seems" is somewhat idiomatic and may not be limited to visual things in all cases
- seems seemed as if - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
He seems as if he didn't sleep for days (corrected) He seems as if he hadn't slept for days The first sentence can mean that "he went through stretches of days at a time when he did not sleep" - the did makes it seem like he purposefully prevented himself from sleeping The second sentence won't express that, without context
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