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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Are 'saw her friends around' and 'with her head bowed low' or 'with her head facing the ground' correctly used in the following sentence?

Are 'saw her friends around' and 'with her head bowed low' or 'with her head facing the ground' correctly used in the following sentence?

She still saw her friends around, and with her head bowed low, she refrained from saying a word to them.
  

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That's correct grammar, but I'd change the comma position. In terms of meaning, I suggest 'but' instead of 'and'. She still saw her friends around but, with her head bowed low, she refrained from saying a word to them.

— Clive

  • That's correct grammar, but I'd change the comma position.
  • In terms of meaning, I suggest 'but' instead of 'and'.
  • She still saw her friends around but, with her head bowed low, she refrained from saying a word to them.
  • An alternative is She still saw her friends around, but with her head bowed low she refrained from saying a word to them.
  • My final point is this.
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That's correct grammar, but I'd change the comma position.
In terms of meaning, I suggest 'but' instead of 'and'.

She still saw her friends around but, with her head bowed low, she refrained from saying a word to them.
An alternative is
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CliveSee someone around is casual in tone
Agreed. Furthermore, I think it is much more commonly used as a farewell: "Bye, see y'around."
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