Three sentences
1) The girl starts tugging at her mom's sleeve as if to check whether she really is sleeping.
2) The girl starts tugging at her mom's sleeve as if checking whether she really is sleeping.
3) The girl starts tugging at her mom's sleeve as if she's checking whether she really is sleeping.
Are all three sentences okay? Do they mean the same? Which one is more natural?
Top answer
anonymous Are all three sentences okay? No. When you say "as if", it means that it isn't actually.
- anonymous Are all three sentences okay?
- No.
- When you say "as if", it means that it isn't actually.
- It seems to me that she was checking to see if Mom was sleeping, no "as if" about it.
- anonymous Do they mean the same?
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anonymousAre all three sentences okay?
No. When you say "as if", it means that it isn't actually. It seems to me that she was checking to see if Mom was sleeping, no "as if" about it.
anonymousDo they mean the same?
Yes, but they seem to mean nonsense, so that's moot.
anonymousWhich one
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