Imagine yourself in a road where the driver is your friend and your are sitting in assistant seat. You feel a bit tired and are catching some Z's. Suddenly a car accident happens and you notice it, but because of a shocking blow you become unconscious. When you come to, someone is going to find out what happened because your friend is unconscious yet. Which one of the following self-made sentences sounds more idiomatic and natural in this sense? If no one is natural, please let me know what would a native speaker would say in this situation:
I was catching some Z’s that the accident happened abruptly.
I was having a cat nap that the accident happened abruptly.
Best Answer
Abruptly is redundant in both sentences since "accidents" are usually abrupt.
What you are trying to say is
So either "catching some z's" or "having a cat nap" could be used since both are equivalent phrases to "taking a nap". The choice is stylistic.
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carcolepsy nap(ping) cat