Question

He pretended to be falling asleep (rewrite using the adjective form of 'pretended'

Answer 1

Answer:

His falling asleep was pretentious.

Explanation:

An adjective is a describing word. It is related to a noun and tells more about it. There are many kinds of adjectives depending on the aspects they describe. These may be quality, quantity, manner, possession.  

In the given sentence:  He pretended to be falling asleep, the word ‘pretended’ is a verb. The adjective form of pretended is pretentious. On converting ‘pretended’ to ‘pretentious’ the adjective now describes the noun ‘asleep’. The subject’s manner of sleeping is described to be pretentious. ‘Pretentious’ is an adjective of manner.

Answer 2

Explanation:

he fell to a pretentious sleep