Correct grammar in a sentence containing "He loves me" and "He loves me not?"
What is correct for the dialogue in the following paragraph?
She removed a petal, exhaled softly, and played the childhood game often known to girls with crushes. However, instead of saying “He loves me not,” when she plucked the opposite intervals of petals, she repeated, “He loves me,” and she sighed hopelessly, because she knew it was true.
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I'd punctuate it like this. She removed a petal, exhaled softly, and played the childhood game often known to girls with crushes. However, instead of saying “He loves me not” when she plucked the opposite intervals of petals, she repeated “He loves me” and she sighed hopelessly because she knew it was true.
- I'd punctuate it like this.
- She removed a petal, exhaled softly, and played the childhood game often known to girls with crushes.
- However, instead of saying “He loves me not” when she plucked the opposite intervals of petals, she repeated “He loves me” and she sighed hopelessly because she knew it was true.
- Can you find another way to say '"the opposite intervals of petals"?
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I'd punctuate it like this.
She removed a petal, exhaled softly, and played the childhood game often known to girls with crushes. However, instead of saying “He loves me not” when she plucked the opposite intervals of petals, she repeated “He loves me” and she sighed hopelessly because she knew it was true.
Can you find another way to say '"the opposite intervals o
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