All seem to be working fine vs All seems to be working fine

The correct phrase here is 'all seem to be working fine.' In this case, 'all' is a plural pronoun, so should be followed by the plural verb 'seem.'

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All seem to be working fine

This phrase is correct. 'All' is a plural pronoun, so it should be followed by the plural verb 'seem.'

Use this phrase when referring to multiple things or people that appear to be functioning correctly.

Examples:

All the computers seem to be working fine.
All the students seem to be understanding the lesson.
All the ingredients seem to be in place for the recipe.
All the lights seem to be working fine.
All the reports seem to be accurate.

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All right, the map seems to be working fine.
All right, the map seems to be working fine.
Everything seems to be working fine.
I notice the boiler seems to be working fine, there's no sign of flood damage.
We can't keep recycling this material, although it seems to be working just fine.
Paranoia part seems to be working.
All the safety mechanisms seem to be working.
The other gentleman is using his elbow and it seems to be working.
The cream seems to be working.
Nothing seems to be working around here.
Whatever he gave him seems to be working.
Seems to be working with the 800-pound ones.
Whatever you've been doing seems to be working.
You seem to be working that gear shifter right nice.
What you're doing seems to be working.
My buzzer doesn't seem to be working.
All these medications, nothing seems to be working.
The CCAMLR scheme seems to be working better.
The radiation seems to be working.
They seem to be working Together.

All seems to be working fine

This phrase is incorrect. 'All' is a plural pronoun, so it should be followed by the plural verb 'seem.'

Show examples from the web [+]

All right, the map seems to be working fine.
All right, the map seems to be working fine.
Everything seems to be working fine.
I notice the boiler seems to be working fine, there's no sign of flood damage.
We can't keep recycling this material, although it seems to be working just fine.
Paranoia part seems to be working.
All the safety mechanisms seem to be working.
The other gentleman is using his elbow and it seems to be working.
The cream seems to be working.
Nothing seems to be working around here.
Whatever he gave him seems to be working.
Seems to be working with the 800-pound ones.
Whatever you've been doing seems to be working.
You seem to be working that gear shifter right nice.
What you're doing seems to be working.
My buzzer doesn't seem to be working.
All these medications, nothing seems to be working.
The CCAMLR scheme seems to be working better.
The radiation seems to be working.
They seem to be working Together.

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