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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Linking verbs

Hi,

I could not understand the meaning of "to be" in following sentence.Would you please explain what is the difference between following sentences?

1-The room appears to be brigther than when I saw it.

2-The room appears brigther than when I saw it.(without "to be")

Thanks in advance,
  

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They are just 2 ways to say that the room seems brighter.

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They are just 2 ways to say that the room seems brighter.
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No difference in meaning; the "to be" part can be left out.
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