What seems to be the trouble?

[Baljinder Singh]

Test No. incompl/elem-21 "Remove the Spoon", question 1

What ......... to be the trouble?

(a) ought
(b) looks
(c) seems
(d) tries

Test No. incompl/elem-21 "Remove the Spoon", answer 1

What seems to be the trouble?

Correct answer: (c) seems

Your answer was: incorrect
What ought to be the trouble?
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What ought to be the trouble? why isn't it seems to rather than ought?

Baljinder Singh

[Torsten]

Please take a look at these examples to understand the meaning of the modal verb ought to:

You really ought to prepare for your exam.
These questions ought to be answered as fast as possible.

As you can see we use ought to either to express a strong suggestion or even an obligation or when something has to be done.
In the sentence you are referring to there is a problem and the speaker wants to know the reason for it. Instead of What seems to the trouble? you can also say: What is the problem?

TOEIC listening, photographs: Crossing a bridge

[Seanmen]

is there such an expression "what looks to be the trouble"?

[Margareth]

I don't quite understood what does mean this question "What ......... to be the trouble?" itself.
Oh. Yeah. I like your courses so much and my work is stuck by this reason :D. I think I will get good result with you.
Thank you very much.
Margareth.

[Lena Raing]

What different of looks and seems. When we use looks and when we use seems? thank you

[Kitosdad]

"what looks to be the trouble"? NO, this is not used, but you could say;

" What appears to be the trouble/problem?
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[Kitosdad]

Good morning Lena. There is a not a great deal of difference. Only in the way it is spoken.

What different of looks and seems. When we use looks and when we use seems? thank you.

" It looks like the weather is about to worsen."
" It seems like the weather is worsening."

" He doesn't look too happy in his new job."
" He doesn't seem to be too happy with his new job."
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[Penuel]

Hello,
I just love your tests! They are so funny!
Thanks!

[Shahboraz]

Hi Dear Kitosdad,

What's the difference between a "Coach" and a "Communicator"? (of course on this website and of course if it's not a too private question).

By the way I wanted to say to all coaches an all communcators, that I appreciate very much their work and their patience to help people to learn a language for free and by spending their time!

1000 thanks

Shahboraz

[Zene]

What is the different between seems and looks?

[Beeesneees]

[Beeesneees]

[Mujibur]

Hi Torsten,

I'm happy to be introduced to the grammar lessons links like "remove the spoon". I think the lesson-20 and the next lessons would be of much benefit to me. I am realizing that I've to put more attention and time to cover the contexts of the lessons in full. And if I do so my daily time sparing for learning English would be quite a few hours. Well, I'll spare that amount of time, and I'm going to be enriched proportionately. It's a 'give and take' situation.

By this time I learnt how to go to the explanation links of my error checking. And I found the explanations there are very lively and full of interactions. If I can manage time to check the explanation links I'll be deriving benefits very fast. Not only the error checking, even by checking the explanations of correct answers would further deepen my grammar knowledge.

Best regards,

Mujibur
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[Khosit]

" It looks like the weather is about to worsen."
" It seems like the weather is worsening."

" He doesn't look too happy in his new job."
" He doesn't seem to be too happy with his new job."
Hellow Kitosdad.
I would like your Example much more.please

[Ngocoanhvn]

I answered "seems". I don't know why when I click 'explanation", it said i was wrong because I answered "ought". I think there is problem here.