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Dangbinh95lion Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Subjuctives
"As if and As though: The verb form here depends on whether the situation is true or unreal.
E.g: He acts as if he were in charge. (Unreal. He isn't in charge)
You look as if you're having second thoughts. (True. He is having second thoughts)
I feel as if an express train had hit me. (It didn't hit me)"
But i think in these two sentences, they're rather unusual:
Jack doesn't know all the answers, though he pretends to.
=> Jack acts as if/as though he KNOWS all the answers.
The fact is that Jack doesn't know, so the situation here is unreal. But why does KNOWS stand here? It is real, isn't it?
I think it must be KNEW.
Hope to hear your explanation!
E.g: He acts as if he were in charge. (Unreal. He isn't in charge)
You look as if you're having second thoughts. (True. He is having second thoughts)
I feel as if an express train had hit me. (It didn't hit me)"
But i think in these two sentences, they're rather unusual:
Jack doesn't know all the answers, though he pretends to.
=> Jack acts as if/as though he KNOWS all the answers.
The fact is that Jack doesn't know, so the situation here is unreal. But why does KNOWS stand here? It is real, isn't it?
I think it must be KNEW.
Hope to hear your explanation!
Top answer
Hi, If you are told that Jack doesn't know all the answers in advance, then I agree that the sentence should read 'Jack acts as if he knew all the answers' . However, in spoken language you might hear people using knows as well to denote the same intent. Jack pretended to know all the answers, and therefore seemed proficient in solving the questions.
- Hi, If you are told that Jack doesn't know all the answers in advance, then I agree that the sentence should read 'Jack acts as if he knew all the answers' .
- However, in spoken language you might hear people using knows as well to denote the same intent.
- Jack pretended to know all the answers, and therefore seemed proficient in solving the questions.
- He made people think that he knew all the answers although he didn't in practice.
- He succeeded to impress his knowledge upon people who were around him.
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Hi,
If you are told that Jack doesn't know all the answers in advance, then I agree that the sentence should read
'Jack acts as if he knew all the answers'. However, in spoken language you might hear people
using knows as well to denote the same intent. Jack pretended to know all the answers, and
therefore seemed proficient in solving the questions
If you are told that Jack doesn't know all the answers in advance, then I agree that the sentence should read
'Jack acts as if he knew all the answers'. However, in spoken language you might hear people
using knows as well to denote the same intent. Jack pretended to know all the answers, and
therefore seemed proficient in solving the questions
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