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Kind Diet Punishment Making Comparison Suddenly Complete Stranger

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Keyword seem
Sub Entry Number 2
Type of Sentence ?
Error Sentence This kind of diet seems to be a punishment.
Correct Sentence This kind of diet seems like a punishment.
Cloze Error Sentence This kind of diet seems [[to be]] a punishment.
Cloze Sentence This kind of diet seems [[like]] a punishment.
Cloze Answer like
Choices to be | like
Explanation

When you are making a comparison, use seem like: 'Suddenly she seemed like a complete stranger.' 'The last few days had seemed like a dream.'

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