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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Seems and seems to be

what is the difference? When must I use "seems" and vice versa? Do they mean the same thing?
  

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I would use "seems" when describing something with an adjective or adverb. That seems strange . That seems likely .

  • I would use "seems" when describing something with an adjective or adverb.
  • That seems strange .
  • That seems likely .
  • I would use "seems to be" before a noun.
  • That seems to be the right answer .
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I would use "seems" when describing something with an adjective or adverb.

That seems strange.
That seems likely.

I would use "seems to be" before a noun.

That seems to be the right answer.
That seems to be a man up ahead.

You can also use those like "look" and "looks like"

That looks strange.
That looks

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