Correct, simple sentence: A ray swims like it's flying, flapping its fins like wings.
Another correct (a bit more formal) version: A ray swims as if it were flying, flapping its fins like wings.
- Start with a capital letter. Sentences begin with a capital: 'A' instead of 'a'.
- End with a period. Put a '.' at the end of the sentence so it is complete.
- Say it the natural way. 'As if it were flying' or 'like it's flying' sounds better than 'as if it flies' when you imagine something.
- Use the comma correctly. The comma before 'flapping its fins like wings' is fine because that part explains how the ray swims.
Very short versions for practice:
A ray swims like it's flying. It flaps its fins like wings.