The use of “as if” or “as though”
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The document discusses the use of "as if" and "as though" in conditional sentences. It states that as if and as though are used to describe what a situation seems like or what may be true. It also discusses the use of "wish" in conditional sentences. Wish is used to express wanting reality to be different. When using wish, past verb forms are used in the noun clause, similar to conditional sentences. The document provides examples of using as if/as though and wish to talk about present, future, and past conditions.
The use of “as if” or “as though”
- 1. THE USE OF “AS IF” or “AS THOUGH” & “WISH” IN CONDITIONAL SENTENCES
- 2. WE ARE GROUP 3 ANI TRI PUJIATI INDAH HARTANTI POETRI ARDIFA ARISMA SANTOSO PUTRI RYAN YUDHISTIO PUTRO LUKMANUL HAKIM HENDRA YOHANA ANIS UMILATIFA (117909) (117876) (117850) (117942) (117891) (107524) (117928) (117936)
- 3. What is conditional sentence Using as if / as though ???
- 4. • Any Questions, Opinions, Suggestions
- 5. As if and as though are both used to say what a situation seems like. They can refer to something that we think may be true.
- 6. as if / as though It looks like rain Notice: – Like is followed by a noun object It looks as if it is going to rain Notice: – As if are followed by a clause It looks as though it is going to rain Notice: – As though are followed by a clause
- 7. It looks like it is going to rain (informal) Notice: • Like is followed by clause. This use of like is common in informal English, but is not generally considered appropriate in formal English; as if or as though is preferred.
- 8. “True “ statement (fact) He is not a child Verb form after as if/as though She talked to him as if he were a child She did not take a When she came in from the shower with her clothes on rainstorm, she looked as if she had taken a shower with her clothes on She will be here She spoke as if she wouldn’t be here
- 9. Usually the idea following as if/as though is “untrue”. In this case, verb usage is similar to that in conditional sentences
- 11. Wish is used when the speaker wants reality to be different, to be exactly the opposite.
- 12. Wish is followed by a noun clause past verb forms, similar to those in conditional sentences, are used in the noun clause.
- 13. KINDS OF WISH A WISH ABOUT PRESENT A WISH ABOUT FUTURE A WISH ABOUT PAST
- 14. A WISH ABOUT THE FUTURE
- 15. “ TRUE” STATEMENT VERB FORM FOLLOWING WISH a. She will not tell me I wish (that) she would tell me b. He isn’t going to be here I wish he were going to be here c. She can’t come tomorrow I wish she could come tomorrow
- 16. WISH ABOUT THE PRESENT
- 17. “ TRUE “ STATEMENT VERB FORM FOLLOWING WISH d. I don’t know French I wish I knew French e. It is raining right now I wish it weren’t raining right now f. I can’t speak Japanese I wish I could speak Japanese
- 19. “ TRUE “ STATEMENT VERB FORM FOLLOWING WISH g. John didn’t come I wish John had come* h. Mary couldn’t come I wish Mary could have come Note : sometimes in informal speaking I wish John would have come
- 20. EXERCISE 1
- 21. 1. He does n’t have a brain in his head. Sometimes he act ...... (as if/as though he had brain in his head) 2. We haven’t known each other all of our live. We became good friends almost immediately. After talking to each other for only a short time, we felt ..... (as if/as though we knew each other all of our live) 3. English is not her native tongue. She speaks English .... (as if/as though English was her native tongue)
- 22. EXERCISE 2
- 23. ¤ I can’t go with you tomorrow, but I wish .... (I could go with you tomorrow) ¤ The teacher is going to give an exam tomorrow. I wish .... (The teacher wouldn’t going to give an exam tomorrow) ¤ I am not lying on a beach in Kuta. I wish ... (I were lying on a beach in Kuta)
- 24. EXERCISE 3
- 25. • His animals aren’t people I know a farmer who talks to his animals .... (as if/as though his animals were people) • I don’t know how to dance. I wish ... ( I knew how to dance) • She can’t speak English, but she wish she .... (could speak English)
- 27. Thank you