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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Correct sentence?

Helen kept knocking over her chair and throwing things onto the floor when forced to sit in a chair.
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I would reverse the order, so that it begins with the cause (situation) and then details the results: When Helen was forced to sit in a chair, she would knock over her chair and throw things onto the floor. Does that help?

  • I would reverse the order, so that it begins with the cause (situation) and then details the results: When Helen was forced to sit in a chair, she would knock over her chair and throw things onto the floor.
  • Does that help?
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I would reverse the order, so that it begins with the cause (situation) and then details the results:

When Helen was forced to sit in a chair, she would knock over her chair and throw things onto the floor.

Does that help?
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When forced to sit in a chair, Helen kept knocking it over and throwing things onto the floor.

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