Looks like
It looks like more than 100 people turn up at the business event.
It seems that more than 100 people turn up at the business event.
Are they grammatically correct?
Do they give the same meaning?
Top answer
Seem is usually used when there is no direct observation. She seems to be happy . ) Here, we don't know if she is really happy.
- Seem is usually used when there is no direct observation.
- She seems to be happy .
- ) Here, we don't know if she is really happy.
- And, as for "look like", we usually use it when we sense some cues about what we understand.
- I am seeing a lot of people at the exhibition.
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Seem is usually used when there is no direct observation.
She seems to be happy. (I listened to her talk highly of her son's exam performance.)
Here, we don't know if she is really happy.
And, as for "look like", we usually use it when we sense some cues about what we understand.
I am seeing a lot of people at the exhibition. It looks lik
0kumenglishIt looks like more than 100 people turn up at the business event.
Semantically, it doesn't make sense as written. If the event already had taken place, then you need past tense "turned out", or showed up",
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