"To be" or "as"
Hi, What is the diff between the sentences below:
He will pretend to be stupid
or
He will pretend as stupid
I know that the first sentence makes more sense, but is there any problem in saying second one?
What is the role of "to be" here?
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gray olive 661 is there any problem in saying second one? It is not native English at all. gray olive 661 What is the role of "to be" here?
- gray olive 661 is there any problem in saying second one?
- It is not native English at all.
- gray olive 661 What is the role of "to be" here?
- It is the verb in the non-finite clause which is the complement of the verb pretend .
- These clauses are quite common.
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gray olive 661 is there any problem in saying second one?
It is not native English at all.
gray olive 661What is the role of "to be" here?
It is the verb in the non-finite clause which is the complement of the verb pretend.
These clauses are quite common.
He wants to be educated.
She seems to
0What is the diff between the sentences below:
He will pretend to be stupid This is correct English, and commonly said.
or
He will pretend as stupid This is not correct English.
What is the role of "to be" here? It's an infinitive, and can be used to form phrases that function like nouns,
eg To be stupid is a
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