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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
As if doing VS as if to do
Shall I use "to look" or "looking"?
The dying man was moving his eyes slowly as if ____for his relatives.
The dying man was moving his eyes slowly as if ____for his relatives.
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Hi, I would reword thus: The dying man *rolled his eyes slowly as if he was looking for his relatives. *more idiomatic Regards
- Hi, I would reword thus: The dying man *rolled his eyes slowly as if he was looking for his relatives.
- *more idiomatic Regards
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Hi,
I would reword thus:
The dying man *rolled his eyes slowly as if he was looking for his relatives.
*more idiomatic
Regards
I would reword thus:
The dying man *rolled his eyes slowly as if he was looking for his relatives.
*more idiomatic
Regards
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Hello wangqh2696122,
If you are not permitted to reword, and "to look" and "looking" are your only alternatives, then the answer is "looking."
Otherwise, I agree with Regards that you should reword the sentence as: "The dying man rolled his eyes slowly as if he were looking for his relatives."
John
If you are not permitted to reword, and "to look" and "looking" are your only alternatives, then the answer is "looking."
Otherwise, I agree with Regards that you should reword the sentence as: "The dying man rolled his eyes slowly as if he were looking for his relatives."
John
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