[Grammar] To seem

[EnFr.]

Hello there,

I would like to know if all the following sentences are right:

You seem to be a nice person.
You seem a nice person.
You seem like a nice person.

Thanks.

 

[emsr2d2]

Hello there.

I would like to know if all the following sentences are right:

You seem to be a nice person. :tick:
You seem a nice person. :cross:
You seem like a nice person. :tick:

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Welcome to the forum. :hi:

See above. You can say "You seem nice".

 

[jutfrank]

I'd have to be pushed (or slightly nudged) to say that seem + noun is wrong, but I never use it myself, and would certainly teach learners not to use it.

 

[EnFr.]

Welcome to the forum. :hi:

See above. You can say "You seem nice".

Thank you for your quick reply.

Could you also say you seem you are a nice person or it seems you are a nice person?

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Thank you for your quick reply.

Could you also say, "You seem you are a nice person"

No. Better:

- "You seem like a nice person."

- "You seem to be a nice person."

or "It seems you are a nice person"?

Yes. You can also say:

- "It seems like you are a nice person."

- "It seems that you are a nice person."

- "It seems as though you are a nice person."

- It seems to me you are a nice person."

Use quotation marks to show someone is saying something.