feigning

"You must do your homework before you can watch television."

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

"She helped her little brother with his homework under the pretence of enjoying math, when really she just wanted to watch her favorite TV show afterward. "

"We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter."

"The kids played dodgeball in gym class, trying to avoid getting hit by the red rubber balls. "

"During the crackdown, many opponents of the regime were arrested."

"The school principal appointed Friday afternoon for the parent-teacher conferences. "

"Everyone in the class needs to bring their textbook to the first lecture. "

""The runner is catching the leader in the last lap of the race." "

"The sickness kept him from attending school for a week. "

"The store owner discovered a counterfeit bill in the customer's payment. "

"Actually, I had nothing to do with that incident."