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Cat fold 525 Posted 8 years ago
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Gabriel gets his crystal sword out stabs him.

Gabriel gets his crystal sword out stabs him.

I came across this sentence from the scripts of a TV drama. Grammatically, should it be "Gabriel gets his crystal sword out to stab him" ?

  

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cat fold 525 Gabriel gets his crystal sword out stabs him. Transcripts often contain errors. The correction depends on the context, that is, what is happening on screen.

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  • cat fold 525 Gabriel gets his crystal sword out stabs him.
  • Transcripts often contain errors.
  • The correction depends on the context, that is, what is happening on screen.
  • Gabriel gets his crystal sword out and stabs him.
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cat fold 525Gabriel gets his crystal sword out stabs him.

Transcripts often contain errors. The correction depends on the context, that is, what is happening on screen.

Gabriel gets his crystal sword out and stabs him.
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Is that exact? I would expect at least a comma, but it looks like stage directions, which are usually quite telegraphic.

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