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Zoe1010 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Grammatical proper names for "see" and "seem"?

Feeling confused that both are claimed "sense verbs".

I think these two words do not share the same type of proper names in grammar. The word "see" here does not refer to the static verb types, but "I saw the bus drive away."

Having checked some information online, but can't find the exact naming.

Can anyone help? It would be great if the reference is cited. Thanks a million!!

  

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I don't understand your question, but the grammar you need with 'see' and 'seem' is simple: see, active: I saw him walk / walking away. ( bare infinitive or present participle ) see, passive : He was seen to enter / entering the building. ( complete infinitive , sometimes also present participle) seem: He seems to know it.

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  • I don't understand your question, but the grammar you need with 'see' and 'seem' is simple: see, active: I saw him walk / walking away.
  • ( bare infinitive or present participle ) see, passive : He was seen to enter / entering the building.
  • ( complete infinitive , sometimes also present participle) seem: He seems to know it.
  • (complete infinitive, not used in passive) CB
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I don't understand your question, but the grammar you need with 'see' and 'seem' is simple:

see, active: I saw him walk/walking away. (bare infinitive or present participle)

see, passive: He was seen

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There are a great many types of verbs:

intransitive, transitive, ditransitive, causative, simple catenative, complex catenative, linking, auxiliary, modal, regular, irregular, phrasal, stative, dynamic, non-progressive, to name a few.

Of course you can use Google to find out more about any of these types of verbs.

Grammar books and websites for beginners usually claim that th

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zoe1010Feeling confused that both are claimed "sense verbs".I think these two words do not share the same type of proper names in grammar. The word "see" here does not refer to the static verb types, but "I saw the bus drive away."Having checked some information online, but can't find the exact naming.

You are right. Sema

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