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Moon7296 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
as if/ as though + tense
But Rick's parents were not willing to give up. They decided to raise him as though he were a normal child.
Q) Regarding the tense with a "as though" phrase, do you also say "They decided ... as though he had been a normal child?"
Q) Regarding the tense with a "as though" phrase, do you also say "They decided ... as though he had been a normal child?"
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as though and as if are often followed by the subjunctive mood (not a tense), as in this case. I think that "had been" is not good here.
- as though and as if are often followed by the subjunctive mood (not a tense), as in this case.
- I think that "had been" is not good here.
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as though and as if are often followed by the subjunctive mood (not a tense), as in this case. I think that "had been" is not good here.
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