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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Are the two sentences correct?

He pulls up at a street corner where his friend waits, smoking a cigarette.

He spots his friend waiting at a street corner, smoking a cigarette, and pulls up.


Are the two sentences correct? How would you write it?

  

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anonymous He pulls up at a street corner where his friend waits, smoking a cigarette. OK, but "is waiting" is better than "waits" anonymous He spots his friend waiting at a street corner, smoking a cigarette, and pulls up. OK.

  • anonymous He pulls up at a street corner where his friend waits, smoking a cigarette.
  • OK, but "is waiting" is better than "waits" anonymous He spots his friend waiting at a street corner, smoking a cigarette, and pulls up.
  • OK.
  • I'd write it like this.
  • CJ
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anonymousHe pulls up at a street corner where his friend waits, smoking a cigarette.

OK, but "is waiting" is better than "waits"

anonymousHe spots his friend waiting at a street corner, smoking a cigarette, and pulls up.

OK. I'd write it like this.

CJ

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