As far as the eye could be trusted...
Hi
Would you say that this is a natural sentence?
(In story writing)
There was no one to be seen as far as the eye could be trusted.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
I would put a comma after "seen". The only other thing I would say is that there is an expression "as far as the eye can see" in which "far" refers to literal (physical) distance. For me, this somewhat intrudes, and I have to readjust when I get to the end of your sentence and realise that it is a different kind of "as far as".
- I would put a comma after "seen".
- The only other thing I would say is that there is an expression "as far as the eye can see" in which "far" refers to literal (physical) distance.
- For me, this somewhat intrudes, and I have to readjust when I get to the end of your sentence and realise that it is a different kind of "as far as".
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I would put a comma after "seen". The only other thing I would say is that there is an expression "as far as the eye can see" in which "far" refers to literal (physical) distance. For me, this somewhat intrudes, and I have to readjust when I get to the end of your sentence and realise that it is a different kind of "as far as".
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