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Desafinado Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Which is better
He seemed not to come up with a good idea.
He seemed unable to come up with a good idea.
He seemed unable to come up with a good idea.
Top answer
The second sentence is better. The first is not grammatical.
- The second sentence is better.
- The first is not grammatical.
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DesafinadoWhich is better?The second one. (He seemed unable ...)
The first pattern works better with stative verbs like know.
He seemed not to know the answer.
CJ
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