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Ljswave Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Would you please explain my question below?

I'd like to know the difference of nuances in each sentences.

- He seems to be rich VS He seems rich.

- I think him to be rich VS I think him rich.

- They found her clam to be reasonable VS
They found her clam reasonable.

after all, my point of question is about the mean and usage of "to be"
i can't find the explanation of it which can let me know it .
Please show me your proper, specific answer that include examples

As i' m gonna write the things i thought about "to be"
if i add "to be" in certain sentence like this , it can have the nuance that her clam is subjective of reasonability (#1)
if it wrote without "to be" , it means that her clam has the objective nuance of it (#2)

#1 - They found her clam to be reasonable
#2 - They found her clam reasonable
  

Top answer

I suppose that you mean 'claim'. - He seems to be rich VS He seems rich. - I think him to be rich VS I think him rich.

— Mister Micawber

  • I suppose that you mean 'claim'.
  • - He seems to be rich VS He seems rich.
  • - I think him to be rich VS I think him rich.
  • - They found her claim to be reasonable VS They found her claim reasonable.
  • These are proper, specific examples showing that there are two alternative structures available to say the same thing without any nuance.
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I suppose that you mean 'claim'.

- He seems to be rich VS He seems rich.
- I think him to be rich VS I think him rich.
- They found her claim to be reasonable VS They found her claim reasonable.

These are proper, specific examples showing that there are two alternative structures available to say the same thing witho
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