Agape "Adverb" ?
She was astounded and was staring agape at the mouth-watering strawberry.
As far as I know, "agape" is not an adverb. Is it placed correctly in this sentence?
Can I edit it like this --> Harriet was astounded, her mouth agape with incredulousness, staring at the mouth-watering strawberry.
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Correct, agape is an adjective. Your sentence and your usage is natural.
- Correct, agape is an adjective.
- Your sentence and your usage is natural.
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0The use of 'mouth' twice is a small flaw in the second sentence.
The placement of the participle clause is not quite right. I suggest putting it at the beginning.
Staring at the mouth-watering strawberry, Harriet was ...
That makes it clearer that Harriet was doing the staring, not her mouth nor the incredulousness, far-fetched as those may seem.
In my opinion,
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