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    Default They seem?

    Hi,

    I wonder if I use the word - seem - correctly in the sentence below?

    What is left in the end of day are those words that link us together but also seem could link nothing of us at all.

    Should add they at the front of seem or it is ok like that?

    Thanks.

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    Default Re: They seem?

    I am not a teacher, but I will comment.

    Seem is used correctly in your sentence, but everything after seem is incorrect. It is hard to determine what you are trying to say - how can words link us together but not link us together?

    Also, the phrase should be "at the end of the day" not "in the end of the day"
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    Default Re: They seem?

    Quote Originally Posted by luschen View Post
    I am not a teacher, but I will comment.

    Seem is used correctly in your sentence, but everything after seem is incorrect. It is hard to determine what you are trying to say - how can words link us together but not link us together?

    Also, the phrase should be "at the end of the day" not "in the end of the day"
    Thanks for the correction!

    Quote Originally Posted by luschen View Post
    how can words link us together but not link us together?
    I throw a doubt in this sentence that's all - words link us together but also seem cannot link us together.

    Thanks

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    Default Re: They seem?

    Quote Originally Posted by iamtime View Post
    I throw a doubt in this sentence that's all - words link us together but also seem cannot link us together.
    'Seem' is followed by a to-infinitive. Can has no infinitive form, and therefore cannot follow 'seem'. You'll have to write something like:
    Words link us together but also seem to be unable to link us.
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    Default Re: They seem?

    So maybe you are trying to say:

    What is left at the end of day are those words that seem to link us together but might link nothing at all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by fivejedjon View Post
    'Seem' is followed by a to-infinitive. Can has no infinitive form, and therefore cannot follow 'seem'. You'll have to write something like:
    Words link us together but also seem to be unable to link us.
    Thanks so much for this.

    Can I say it like this instead?

    What is left at the end of day are those words that link us together but also seem to link nothing of us at all.

    Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by iamtime View Post
    Thanks so much for this.

    Can I say it like this instead?

    What is left at the end of day are those words that link us together but also seem to link nothing of us at all.

    Thanks.

    Very close! Replace nothing with none and it will be correct.
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    Quote Originally Posted by luschen View Post
    Very close! Replace nothing with none and it will be correct.
    Thanks luschen!

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