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28 June

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Please show me example sentences with as if (short sentences plz.) . Tell me as many daily expressions as possible.

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As if is a conjunction. It is used to say how something seems from the information known.
It is a more formal way of saying "like", and is used in the same way as "as though". In all of the following sentences and examples, as if can be replaced with "as though" and "like" (in informal conversation).

ex- You look as if you’ve seen a ghost!
- You look as if you haven’t slept in days!

As if can also used to compare things, but in a way that says the comparison is not true. If you want to emphasize that something is not true, it’s possible to use a past tense after as if. In American English it’s common to use 'were':

-They stared at me as if I were crazy.
- His older brother always treats him as if he were a child.

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@_Yani_ Thank you so much!

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I saw this on the internet.
is this correct too?

They stared at me as if I 'was' crazy.

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It helps a lot
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