Doubt in sentence
Dear all,
I would like to know whether the following sentence is correct. I have seen this sentence in a grammar book and doubt whether "with humour" is needed there as it seems "The joker told a joke" is enough there.
"The joker told a joke with humour".
Thanking you.
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I would say that "with humour" is not entirely redundant. It does convey a little something extra about the manner in which he told the joke.
- I would say that "with humour" is not entirely redundant.
- It does convey a little something extra about the manner in which he told the joke.
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I would say that "with humour" is not entirely redundant. It does convey a little something extra about the manner in which he told the joke.
0The joker told a joke. . .
Broadly speaking, try to avoid this kind of repetition in a sentence.
eg The writer wrote . . .
eg The driver drove . . .
eg The photographer produced a photo . . .
eg The cook likes cooking . . .
To a native speaker, this often sounds unnatural and even silly.
Clive
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