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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

There looked to be

Are these both correct?

Would you rephrase? Which is correct if only one?

There looked to be a foul on the defender but the referee didn’t blow the whistle

There looked to have been a foul on the defender.


Thank you

  

Top answer

"looked to be" is a very informal form of "seemed to be". Don't use it unless it's in a very informal setting. The only mistakes in your first sentence have to do with punctuation.

— CalifJim

  • "looked to be" is a very informal form of "seemed to be".
  • Don't use it unless it's in a very informal setting.
  • The only mistakes in your first sentence have to do with punctuation.
  • There are no mistakes in your second sentence.
  • CJ
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"looked to be" is a very informal form of "seemed to be". Don't use it unless it's in a very informal setting.

The only mistakes in your first sentence have to do with punctuation.
There are no mistakes in your second sentence.

CJ

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