Question

5. I thought the traffic warden was a policeman. (Begin: I mistook )

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Answer 1

Answer:

I mistook the traffic warden was a police man

Answer 2

Answer:

I mistook the traffic warden to be a policeman.

Explanation:

The given sentence is a simple sentence like we know.

We can modify it into that of some standard and complexity by modifying it with certain verbs and adjectives.

Here, we replace 'I thought' with "I mistook", which not only gives more clarity to the sentence but also makes it sound refined and polished.

"Mistook" is the past equivalent of the verb 'mistake', and we must keep in mind that the sentence structure is always "I mistook .... to be ....", and never "I mistook .... as ....".

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