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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Fake +Noun

You always hear :


fake + a noun


He faked surprise.

He fake a headache so he wouldn’t have to go out.


Is it natual to use the gerund after fake?

Are these 2 sentences something a natuve speaker would say?


He faked being sick so he wouldn’t have to go out.


He faked crying so people people would feel bad for him.


Thank you

  

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anonymous Is it natu r al to use the gerund after " fake " ? Not particularly, though it's not wrong. anonymous Are these 2 sentences something a nat i ve speaker would say?

  • anonymous Is it natu r al to use the gerund after " fake " ?
  • Not particularly, though it's not wrong.
  • anonymous Are these 2 sentences something a nat i ve speaker would say?
  • He faked being sick so he wouldn’t have to go out.
  • He faked crying so people people would feel bad for him.
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anonymousIs it natural to use the gerund after "fake"?

Not particularly, though it's not wrong.

anonymousAre these 2 sentences something a native speaker would

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