Hi Ron
this question has been hovering in my mind for quite a while and i feel GMAT has tested us upon this concept on quite many occasions.
what is the difference between "appeared to be" versus "appeared as"?
NB: Ron thanks in advance for your reply. I can't just put it into words how much your suggestions have helped me.
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Re: "Appeared" in various forms
subhojyoti.it Wrote:Hi Ron
this question has been hovering in my mind for quite a while and i feel GMAT has tested us upon this concept on quite many occasions.
^^ if "quite many occasions" means "exactly one time", then, yes. (:
(it's tested in #76 in OG 13th... and, to my knowledge, nowhere else at all.)
moreover, in that one instance, it's actually unnecessary, and is almost certainly included to distract you. (you can solve that entire problem just by noting that "appear", but NOT "to be equipped", should refer to the present.)
have you actually seen this difference tested elsewhere? (in an official problem)
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Re: "Appeared" in various forms
in any case, this is the difference. remember that this difference has NEVER actually been essential in a gmat problem.
---NOTHING IN THIS POST IS NECESSARY FOR THE GMAT---
--ANYTHING IN THIS POST, IF IT APPEARS IN A PROBLEM, IS PROBABLY THERE TO DISTRACT YOU---
"appear as" is followed by a noun that actually describes what something physically looks like.
Crime scenes appear on this map as red dots.
"appear (to be)" -- in which "to be" is optional, unless it serves a specific purpose -- can be followed by a noun or by a modifier. either way, the sentence should describe the apparent nature of something (= how it seems... NOT its literal physical appearance).
This man appears (to be) strong enough to move the fallen tree out of the way by himself.
the latter usage, in fact, can be replaced by "seem".
This man seems (to be) strong enough to move the fallen tree out of the way by himself.
by making this substitution, you're losing a nuance of meaning -- "he appears strong enough" is a judgment based on visual appearances, whereas "he seems strong enough" could be based on any type of intuition at all -- but the point is that, if "seems (to be)" DOESN'T work, then "appears (to be)" won't work either.
---NOTHING IN THIS POST IS NECESSARY FOR THE GMAT---
--ANYTHING IN THIS POST, IF IT APPEARS IN A PROBLEM, IS PROBABLY THERE TO DISTRACT YOU---
---NOTHING IN THIS POST IS NECESSARY FOR THE GMAT---
--ANYTHING IN THIS POST, IF IT APPEARS IN A PROBLEM, IS PROBABLY THERE TO DISTRACT YOU---
"appear as" is followed by a noun that actually describes what something physically looks like.
Crime scenes appear on this map as red dots.
"appear (to be)" -- in which "to be" is optional, unless it serves a specific purpose -- can be followed by a noun or by a modifier. either way, the sentence should describe the apparent nature of something (= how it seems... NOT its literal physical appearance).
This man appears (to be) strong enough to move the fallen tree out of the way by himself.
the latter usage, in fact, can be replaced by "seem".
This man seems (to be) strong enough to move the fallen tree out of the way by himself.
by making this substitution, you're losing a nuance of meaning -- "he appears strong enough" is a judgment based on visual appearances, whereas "he seems strong enough" could be based on any type of intuition at all -- but the point is that, if "seems (to be)" DOESN'T work, then "appears (to be)" won't work either.
---NOTHING IN THIS POST IS NECESSARY FOR THE GMAT---
--ANYTHING IN THIS POST, IF IT APPEARS IN A PROBLEM, IS PROBABLY THERE TO DISTRACT YOU---
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