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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
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Hi

Can you help?

Which one is natural?

The dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and floated to the shore safely.

The dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and safely floated to the shore.

The dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and floated safely to the shore.
  

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vsuresh The dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and floated safely to the shore. They are all acceptable but I would go with this one as the most natural and pleasing to the ear.

  • vsuresh The dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and floated safely to the shore.
  • They are all acceptable but I would go with this one as the most natural and pleasing to the ear.
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vsureshThe dove let a leaf fall near the ant and the ant climbed onto it and floated safely to the shore.
They are all acceptable but I would go with this one as the most natural and pleasing to the ear.
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Hi,

I'd put a comma after the first 'ant'.

Clive

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