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"Your report seems quite impressive."
In the preceding sentence, what kind of verb is "seems"?
Please explain your answer and give examples.
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Okay, Tdol. I see you have your hand up. What do you think is the answer? :wink:Originally Posted by tdol
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Originally Posted by RonBee
I 'd love to say that "seem" is a regular verb just like "appears".
So the preceding sentence can also be written like this :
Your report seems to be quite impressive.
=Your report seems quite impressive.
The reason why 'to be' can be omitted because the adjective "impressive" works as complement to the "report".
I might only explain the parts of the answer. :P :)
Originally Posted by RonBee
I 'd love to say that "seem" is a regular verb just like "appears".
So the preceding sentence can also be written like this :
Your report seems to be quite impressive.
=Your report seems quite impressive.
The reason why 'to be' can be omitted because the adjective "impressive" works as complement to the "report".
I might only explain the parts of the answer. :P :)
Originally Posted by RonBee
I 'd love to say that "seems" here is a regular verb just like "appears".
So the preceding sentence can also be written like this :
Your report seems to be quite impressive.
=Your report seems quite impressive.
The reason why 'to be' can be omitted because the adjective "impressive" works as complement to the "report".
I might only explain the parts of the answer. :P :)
Sorry , would any one help me how to delete this same post??
That is true (about it being a regular verb). Also:Originally Posted by lucyarliwu
That comes from the website where I have been having fun doing those English trivia quizzes. Go here: http://www.funtrivia.com/quizlistgold.cfm?cat=51"Seems" is an intransitive verb. An intransitive verb is one that cannot be made passive, and doesn’t take a direct object.
"Seems" is also considered a copular (or linking) verb. It seems that it does a lot of work. :wink:
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Do delete a post first click on Edit. Then tick the box next to "Edit this post". Click Preview or Submit. Click Yes.Originally Posted by lucyarliwu
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All on the board are sure you really meant to write "To" in the first place — not "Do".Originally Posted by RonBee
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