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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

It/there

Do you accept both of them?

It/There seems that she has lost her memory.
  

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No. Before "that", only "it seems" works. "there seems" is not always wrong though.

— Mr Wordy

  • No.
  • Before "that", only "it seems" works.
  • "there seems" is not always wrong though.
  • g.
  • "There seems to be some mistake".
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No. Before "that", only "it seems" works.

"there seems" is not always wrong though. E.g. "There seems to be some mistake".
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How about I insert a noun betwee the verb and the "that"?

There emerged that truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.
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AnonymousThere emerged that truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.
This is possible, but the grammatical structure is different. It parses as "(There emerged) (that truth that Jacks...)", not "(There emerged that) (truth that Jacks...)".

In fact, a similar structure is also possible, though not particularly common, with "there seems
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Sorry, I typed wrong.

There emerged the truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.

Are they still correct?

(There emerged) (the truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.)
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AnonymousThere emerged the truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.
Are they still correct?
(There emerged) (the truth that Jacks had been convicted of burglary before.)
Yes, still OK. In fact, "the" is more probable than "that" in this sentence.
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