[Vocabulary] Use of "as if"

[debasis1983]

Are the following correct use of "as if"?

1. He is walking as if he has hurt his leg.
2. Don't make expression as if the world is lost around you.
3. It looks as if it is something from heaven.
4. After he left me I am feeling as if I have nothing left with me.
5. He talks as if he knows everything about it. But he knows nothing.

Thanks.

 

[bhaisahab]

Are the following correct use of "as if"?

1. He is walking as if he has hurt his leg.
2. Don't make expression as if the world is lost around you.
3. It looks as if it is something from heaven.
4. After he left me I am feeling as if I have nothing left with me.
5. He talks as if he knows everything about it. But he knows nothing.

Thanks.

1, 3 and 5 are fine. 2 and 4 are not natural sentences but "as if" seems to be used correctly.

 

[5jj]

It looks as if it is something from heaven.

I can't think of a natural context in which that one would work.

 

[Barb_D]

It looks as if it is something from heaven.

I can't think of a natural context in which that one would work.

Clearly you have never seen a chocolate fountain!

 

[debasis1983]

1, 3 and 5 are fine. 2 and 4 are not natural sentences but "as if" seems to be used correctly.

What should be the appropriate sentence for 2 and 4 ?

 

[bhaisahab]

What should be the appropriate sentence for 2 and 4 ?

I can't make sense of 2, so I can't correct it. #4 would be better as: "Since he left me I feel as if I have nothing."

 

[Barb_D]

"There is still hope. Don't look as though all is lost" perhaps?

 

[Odessa Dawn]

I don’t intend to confuse the OP. However, three English teachers with hugely experience in the English language didn’t comment about capitalization of the word HEAVEN. So, should I ignore what being mentioned in the below quotation?

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Capitalization

10) Religious references, please capitalize God, Jesus, Lord, Father, Holy Spirit, Savior, Heaven, Hell, Bible and the Word (as in the Word of God) and all pronouns referring to God including Him and His. (Ex: We thank God for His blessings.)
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http://www.asbury.edu/offices/public-relations/identity/writing-style-guide/capitalization

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[Peter Chan]

Clearly you have never seen a chocolate fountain!

What does the expression mean?

 

[Rover_KE]

What does the expression mean?

Click here to see pictures of chocolate fountains.

Molten chocolate is pumped up the centre of the structure and cascades down from the top. Fruit etc can be dipped into it for coating.

This is chocolate heaven for many people.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Clearly you have never seen a chocolate fountain!

Do you mean the chocolate is so tasty that one may see it as something from the heaven?

 

[Rover_KE]

... three English teachers with huge experience of the English language didn’t comment about the capitalization of the word HEAVEN. So [no comma needed here] should I ignore what is mentioned in the quotation below?

http://www.asbury.edu/offices/public...capitalization​

That is part of one particular religiously-based university's style guide. You can ignore it unless you subsequently enrol for a course there.

It does not reflect modern trends in capitalisation.​

 

[Barb_D]

Do you mean the chocolate is so tasty that one may see it as something from [STRIKE]the [/STRIKE]heaven?

Yes.