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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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"Pretended /pretend"

Her eyes widened in pretended /pretend astonishment.

Pretend as an adjective is interchangeable with pretended in the sentence or somewhere in conversations?

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In casual conversation, especially with children, 'pretend' is used as an adjective in that way; in any other situation, use 'pretended' or 'mock', for instance.

  • In casual conversation, especially with children, 'pretend' is used as an adjective in that way; in any other situation, use 'pretended' or 'mock', for instance.
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In casual conversation, especially with children, 'pretend' is used as an adjective in that way; in any other situation, use 'pretended' or 'mock', for instance.

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