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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Imagined being
Can we say
a. He imagined being a king.
b. He imagined owning a castle.
c. He imagined himself to be a king.
d. He imagined himself to own a castle.
e. He imagined himself a king.
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Which means that he was under an illusion and which means that he was daydreaming?
Many thanks.
a. He imagined being a king.
b. He imagined owning a castle.
c. He imagined himself to be a king.
d. He imagined himself to own a castle.
e. He imagined himself a king.
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Which means that he was under an illusion and which means that he was daydreaming?
Many thanks.
Top answer
Probably more like liked to wish being/having.
- Probably more like liked to wish being/having.
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c is awkward; d won't work. "Imagine" is one of those verbs happier with a gerund (ing form) instead of an infinitive (to form).
English has the idiom "to labor under a delusion," which means to operate under a mental state of false ideas and of one's own making. An illusion is different, still false, but possibly created by another party like a hypnotist or magician. In both cases th
English has the idiom "to labor under a delusion," which means to operate under a mental state of false ideas and of one's own making. An illusion is different, still false, but possibly created by another party like a hypnotist or magician. In both cases th
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