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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

After a few minutes

Can Isay,

(a) After a few minutes, suddenly, he saw a boy strugling in the sea.
  

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Vincent Teo Can Isay, (a) After a few minutes, suddenly, he saw a boy strug gl ing in the sea. (No. ) I think you can consider saying this 'Suddenly, a few minutes later, he saw a boy struggling in the sea'.

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  • Vincent Teo Can Isay, (a) After a few minutes, suddenly, he saw a boy strug gl ing in the sea.
  • (No.
  • ) I think you can consider saying this 'Suddenly, a few minutes later, he saw a boy struggling in the sea'.
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Vincent TeoCan Isay,

(a) After a few minutes, suddenly, he saw a boy struggling in the sea. (No. You can't say in that way, it doesn't make sense.)

I think you can consider saying this 'Suddenly, a few minutes later, he saw a boy struggling in the sea'.
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'Struggling'. And I think no comma after 'suddenly' here.
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Mister Micawber'Struggling'. And I think no comma after 'suddenly' here.

May I know why no comma after 'suddenly'?

Thanks.
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Too many commas for such a short sentence. It slows the reader down. This is fine:

After a few minutes, suddenly he saw a boy struggling in the sea.
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I see. Thanks Mister Micawber for your reply. Emotion: smile
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i think 'a few minutes had passed when he suddenly saw a boy struggling in the sea.' sounds more natural here.

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