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Hasibrahman Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Did she pretend...

Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? Do they mean the same thing?


1) Did she pretend to be fainting?

2) Did she pretend as fainting?

  

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They're both unnatural. Did she pretend to faint? Did she make a pretence of fainting?

— Rover_KE

  • They're both unnatural.
  • Did she pretend to faint?
  • Did she make a pretence of fainting?
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They're both unnatural.

Did she pretend to faint?

Did she make a pretence of fainting?

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Are these sentences grammatically correct and natural enough? Do they mean the same thing?


1) Did she pretend to be fainting? Correct. Not natural. Natural is eg Did she pretend to faint?

2) Did she pretend as fainting?Not correct. We don't pretend as. I don't see a meaning there.

Clive

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