Seem | English Usage
Seem Seem is a copular verb. It is followed by adjectives, not adverbs. He seems angry about something. (NOT He seems angrily about something.) She seems depressed. Seem to be Seem is often followed by to be. In general, seem to be is preferred when we are talking about things that seem definitely to be true. Things far off seem to be small. The milk seems to be sterilised. In …
