Thanks for answering but this is not I meant ;-)
Here are some examples from my grammar book:
She loves her as if she were her own daughter.
He speaks as if he knew the subject very well.
You answer as if you did not know this rule.
So I want to know if it's possible to say "She loves her as if she is her own daughter."
***** NOT A TEACHER *****
The New One,
(1) Mr. Michael Swan in his
Practical English Usage tells us:
She looks as if she
is rich. = Maybe she
is.
He talks as if he
was/were rich. = But he is not.
*****
I do not have enough confidence to comment on whether or not
"She loves her as if she is her own daughter" is possible, but I do wish
to comment on one of your other examples:
(In a university lecture hall filled with many students)
Tom: Whose that guy?
Martha: Oh, our professor is absent. He's the substitute.
Tom: I'm going to nap. Substitutes never know anything.
Martha: Why don't you give him a chance? Listen to what he has
to say.
(Fifteen minutes later)
Tom: Wow! You were right. That guy speaks as if he
knows the subject
very well!!! = He does seem to know the subject.
THANK YOU