Sur laquelle elle restait allongée à rêvasser pendant des heures.

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Sur laquelle elle restait allongée à rêvasser pendant des heures.

Is it acceptable to say here instead:

Sur laquelle elle s'allongeait en rêvassant pendant des heures.?

This question relates to:French writing exercise "A lovely encounter"

Freeform Writing Exercise C1

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CélineNative French expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Bonjour Pamela,

There is a difference: "s'allonger" means "to lie down" (visualise the person doing the action) while "rester allongé" means "to lay" (the person is already laying on the surface)

Elle s'allonge sur la couverture = She is lying down on the blanket

Elle reste allongée sur la couverture = She is laying on the blanket

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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