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Seems to be/seems... #1 (permalink) Sun Oct 01, 2006 6:43 am   Seems to be/seems...
 

Hi teachers,

She seems to be much too strong.
She seems much too strong.

Are the two sentences the same and correct?

Thanks.
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Seems to be/seems... #2 (permalink) Sun Oct 01, 2006 7:28 am   Seems to be/seems...
 

Hi Rosalisa

I'd say the sentences mean the same thing although the logic of the sentence isn't immediately clear to me.

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Seem #3 (permalink) Sun Oct 01, 2006 10:01 am   Seem
 

Hi Rosalisa,

Your sentences:

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She seems to be much too strong.
She seems much too strong


They are grammatically correct and are slightly different in meaning. The addition of to be conveys more obviously what she actively does rather than her actual appearance.

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Seems to be/seems... #4 (permalink) Sun Oct 01, 2006 11:33 am   Seems to be/seems...
 

Thank you, Teacher Yankee and Alan. I have understood them well now. :D
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