When is "seems to be" used instead of "seems"? - Wyzant

She seems to be a happy baby. However, there are more possibilities such as the verb "seem" followed by "to + verb." The "be" verb is ... Subject ZIP   Search Search FindanOnlineTutorNow Ask Ask aQuestion ForFree Login ToeflInfinitivesPhraseChoiceLinkingVerbsComplementation Whenis"seemstobe"usedinsteadof"seems"? 1.Thebabyseemshappy/comfortable.2.Thebabyseemstobehappy/comfortable.Arethesebothcorrect?Ifbotharecorrect,whatarethedifferencesbetweenthem? Follow • 1 Addcomment More Report 1ExpertAnswer Best Newest Oldest By: Best Newest Oldest Intheexamplesthatyouhavegiven,themeaningisthesame.Noticethatinbothexamples"seems"and"seemstobe"arefollowedbyanadjective.Bothcanalsobefollowedbyanounornounphrasewithoutchangingthemeaning.Sheseemsahappybaby.Sheseemstobeahappybaby.However,therearemorepossibilitiessuchastheverb"seem"followedby"to+verb."The"be"verbisonlyonepossibility.Thewell-dressedwomanseemstobewealthy.Thewell-dressedwomanseemstohavealotofmoney.Ihopethishelps! Upvote • 0 Downvote Addcomment More Report Stilllookingforhelp?Gettherightanswer,fast. Askaquestionforfree Getafreeanswertoaquickproblem. Mostquestionsansweredwithin4hours. OR FindanOnlineTutorNow Chooseanexpertandmeetonline. Nopackagesorsubscriptions,payonlyforthetimeyouneed. ¢ € £ ¥ ‰ µ · • § ¶ ß ‹ › « » < > ≤ ≥ – — ¯ ‾ ¤ ¦ ¨ ¡ ¿ ˆ ˜ ° − ± ÷ ⁄ × ƒ ∫ ∑ ∞ √ ∼ ≅ ≈ ≠ ≡ ∈ ∉ ∋ ∏ ∧ ∨ ¬ ∩ ∪ ∂ ∀ ∃ ∅ ∇ ∗ ∝ ∠ ´ ¸ ª º † ‡ À Á Â Ã Ä Å Æ Ç È É Ê Ë Ì Í Î Ï Ð Ñ Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Œ Š Ù Ú Û Ü Ý Ÿ Þ à á â ã ä å æ ç è é ê ë ì í î ï ð ñ ò ó ô õ ö ø œ š ù ú û ü ý þ ÿ Α Β Γ Δ Ε Ζ Η Θ Ι Κ Λ Μ Ν Ξ Ο Π Ρ Σ Τ Υ Φ Χ Ψ Ω α β γ δ ε ζ η θ ι κ λ μ ν ξ ο π ρ ς σ τ υ φ χ ψ ω ℵ ϖ ℜ ϒ ℘ ℑ ← ↑ → ↓ ↔ ↵ ⇐ ⇑ ⇒ ⇓ ⇔ ∴ ⊂ ⊃ ⊄ ⊆ ⊇ ⊕ ⊗ ⊥ ⋅ ⌈ ⌉ ⌊ ⌋ 〈 〉 ◊ RELATEDTOPICS EnglishGrammarEsl/esolGreEslApplicationGerundsVerbsGraduateSchoolUnitedStates...InternationalStudentsIeltsMastersGraduateAdmissionsLanguageExamsDeadlinesPhdExamsInfinitiveVsGerundPredicateFrames RELATEDQUESTIONS Ihaveaquestionaboutapracticetest!!WhyisthecorrectanswerA?IchoseD. Answers·1 Ihaveaquestionaboutapracticetest!!Iwouldliketoknowwhy.ThecorrectanswerisA.IchoseC. Answers·2 Ihaveaquestionaboutapracticetest!!Iwouldliketoknowwhy.ThecorrectanswerisA.IchoseB. Answers·1 Ihaveaquestionaboutapracticetest!!WhyisthecorrectanswerisA?IchoseB. Answers·1 Ihaveaquestionaboutapracticetest!!WhyisthecorrectanswerisD?IchooseA. Answers·3 RECOMMENDEDTUTORS PaulW. 4.9 (412) VictorD. 4.6 (72) HannahL. 5 (32) Seemoretutors findanonlinetutor TOEFLtutors IELTStutors GRE(Verbal)tutors GREtutors GMATtutors GRE(AnalyticalWriting)tutors USMLEtutors NCLEXtutors