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Anintita Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
As if?
He talks as if he is rich. or
He talks as if he were rich
She acted as if she were there. or
She acted as if she had been there.
Which one is grammatically correct?
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Anintita Which one is grammatically correct? They are all fine. (The rules for tenses after "as if" are not nearly as strict as those for tenses after "if".
- Anintita Which one is grammatically correct?
- They are all fine.
- (The rules for tenses after "as if" are not nearly as strict as those for tenses after "if".
- Just about any tense can and does occur after "as if".
- CJ
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AnintitaWhich one is grammatically correct?
They are all fine. (The rules for tenses after "as if" are not nearly as strict as those for tenses after "if". Just about any tense can and does occur after "as if".
CJ
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