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Cynt Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Seems or seems to be, please help..

Hi cynt here..

I would like to ask something.. which one is correct in the following sentences : (i am not even sure if I can call them a sentence)..

1. The aircon seems very cold

2. The aircon seems to be very cold.

When to put/remove "to be"?

I joined this forum to improve myself in english..

Any help would be appreciated.

thnks,
cynt
  

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Hello, cynt—and welcome to English Forums. 'Aircon' is Singapore or Japanese English. 1.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello, cynt—and welcome to English Forums.
  • 'Aircon' is Singapore or Japanese English.
  • 1.
  • The air conditioning seems very cold 2.
  • The air conditioning seems to be very cold.
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Hello, cynt—and welcome to English Forums. 'Aircon' is Singapore or Japanese English.

1. The air conditioning seems very cold
2. The air conditioning seems to be very cold.

When to put/remove "to be"?-- You can usually omit it. It is usually optional.
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Hi,
I would say "The aircon seems to be very cold" is correct. And it really depends on the way you are constructing the sentence whether "to be" would come or not.
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Thanks for your help Mister Mikawber.. grammar and composition makes my head spin..

Aircon is the short term for airconditioning. Some people I know from other place they use AC. But in Singapore they commonly use the term aircon.. as for Japan.. I am not sure.
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Thanks for clarifying Andur!! Big help..
Hope to see more of your helpful comments in the future.. Emotion: smile
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