But just as he does
Jeff jumps up on the table and starts to move towards his boss sitting at the end of it. His boss rises and stumbles back against the window. Jeff starts running, reaches the end of the table and jumps – But just as he does, his boss leaps forward and punches him in the stomach.
Two questions:
1) Is "but just as he does" correct and natural?
2) Does it make sense to use the dash where I have?
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Two questions: 1) Is "but just as he does" correct and natural? Yes 2) Does it make sense to use the dash where I have? That depends on what you want to communicate to the reader.
- Two questions: 1) Is "but just as he does" correct and natural?
- Yes 2) Does it make sense to use the dash where I have?
- That depends on what you want to communicate to the reader.
- Why have you chosen a dash instead of eg a comm or a period?
- Clive
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Two questions:
1) Is "but just as he does" correct and natural? Yes
2) Does it make sense to use the dash where I have? That depends on what you want to communicate to the reader. Why have you chosen a dash instead of eg a comm or a period?
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