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C2 Grammar
Raising and control patterns
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Choose the matching pair.
A finite clause with seem can often be paraphrased by raising its lower subject without materially changing truth conditions.
The chair promised to resign. / It appeared that the chair promised.
It seems that the figures are unreliable. / The figures seem to be unreliable.
The report asked the reader to compare. / The reader happened to compare.
The adviser persuaded the committee to leave. / The committee seemed to leave.
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