Mary is strong.ngk4mba3236 wrote:gmatguru,
I think the correct idiom is appear to be. right ?
but here, appear takes direct object immune -- a clear deviation from the above idiomatic structure.
so, could you please explain this apparent discrepancy on gmat ?
Mary seems sad.
Mary remains excited.
Mary looks tired.
Mary appears happy.
The verbs in the sentences above -- is, seems, remands, looks, appears -- are all LINKING VERBS.
The purpose of a linking verb is to express a STATE-OF-BEING.
In each sentence, the word in blue is an ADJECTIVE describing Mary's state-of-being.
OA: Ozone had long appeared immune.
Here, had long appeared is a linking verb, with immune serving as an ADJECTIVE describing ozone.
This construction is correct.
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