She acted as though she was subtle. She never was subtle. Or: She was never subtle
9199
Are there any rules on the positioning adverbs should take in a sentence?
44372
Subject-auxiliary inversions not associated with questions
75198
"Told" vs. "said to" somebody
11241
"She will be visiting" vs. "she will visit"
122645
"Without his telling me" vs. "Without him telling me"?
47045
The use of "real" in the following cases
2182
vs. . Which to use?
71907
"Didn't want to do X until Y happened" vs. "hadn't wanted to do X until Y happened"
40730
Is "she don't" sometimes considered correct form?
95467
None but (they/them) is/are
122793
"She is gone" versus "she has gone"
180
"Neither", "none", "no one" + [of them] + verb-s
129187
"said" as an adjective
17354
"She need not worry" or "she needs to not worry"?
138641
"It isn't" vs. "it's not"
93241
"The pair was ..." or "the pair were ..."
40599
Are the highlighted past participles acting as adjectives or passive voice in these examples?