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Seems so vs Seem so

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Seems so' is correct when referring to a singular subject, while 'seem so' is correct when referring to plural subjects or non-count nouns.

Last updated: March 22, 2024 • 6867 views

Seems so

This phrase is correct when referring to a singular subject.

Use 'seems so' when the subject is singular, such as 'He seems so tired.'

Examples:

  • It seems so.
  • She seems so happy.
  • The idea seems so simple.
  • Seems so easy to just tell the truth, to get it all off your chest.
  • Seems so little next to the will of the gods.
  • But that kind of thing seems so insignificant when someone is in need.
  • Seems so easy to do. I've got so many people involved in this.
  • When we are small, everything seems so big.
  • It seems so obvious, and yet it is not.
  • It seems so simple at first sight.
  • Everything I come up with seems so... Selfish and petty.
  • It just seems so unfair that somebody could take such two beautiful children...
  • To be honest, everything seems so unreal.
  • He seems so normal since he has lost his wife.
  • She seems so familiar from the back.
  • I'm afraid of him sometimes, he seems so heartless.
  • It seems so important to us.
  • Damn. It just seems so impersonal.
  • All this violence seems so unbelievable.
  • Everything in this life seems so fragile.
  • The world outside seems so terribly far away.
  • But he seems so innocent, almost deliberately naive.
  • But it all seems so insignificant next to delivering a baby.

Alternatives:

  • appears so
  • looks so
  • feels so
  • sounds so
  • is so

Seem so

This phrase is correct when referring to plural subjects or non-count nouns.

Use 'seem so' when the subject is plural or a non-count noun, such as 'They seem so tired.'

Examples:

  • They seem so.
  • The books seem so interesting.
  • The options seem so limited.
  • Marty, you seem so nervous.
  • You seem so serious that I am incapable of answering.
  • I wouldn't normally, but you seem so accommodating.
  • Things seem so random all of a sudden.
  • I mean, sometimes things that seem so fantastic are actually quite simple.
  • I mean, your parents seem so nice.
  • Just didn't seem so at the time.
  • Just that you seem so bright.
  • Make it long so Buster doesn't seem so... round.
  • Because you seem so comfortable with it. You...
  • Sometimes I'm intimidated by you because you seem so together.
  • You seem so good at it.
  • But with you, the trouble doesn't seem so... troubling.
  • You just seem so cheerful, I...
  • Suddenly what I'm going through doesn't seem so bad.
  • Suddenly this place doesn't seem so bad.
  • 'Cause you make the darkness Seem so far
  • Doesn't seem so natural to me. Seems unnatural.
  • This incident alerted the Western world, as the presence of tourists made it seem so near.
  • Naturally this possibility does not seem so coherent.

Alternatives:

  • appear so
  • look so
  • feel so
  • sound so
  • are so

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