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He seems to be mad

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samsome123
 
Reply Tue 2 Sep, 2014 01:20 pm
He seems to be mad

in this sentence......is "to be" an intransitive verb?

If yes.....shouldn't it be able to stand on its own? i thought intransitive verbs do not need anything else...please explain
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samsome123
 
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Reply Tue 2 Sep, 2014 01:54 pm
@samsome123,
are "finite verbs" same as intransitive verbs?
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Reply Tue 2 Sep, 2014 03:25 pm
@samsome123,

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He seems to be mad

in this sentence......is "to be" an intransitive verb?


What about "seems"? That's your main verb: "seems to be" is the verbal phrase.
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