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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Grammar question no. 42

Hi Users,

How can I re-organize this sentence so that it makes sense and sounds natural?

A co-worker of mine was just talking to our supervisor, went off and got mad because of lack of basic equipement in the office.

A) A co-worker of mine, who was just talking to our supervisor, went off and got mad...
B) A co-worker of mine, who went off and got mad, was just talking to our supervisor...
C) any better way?

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Top answer

Perfect Stranger better way It depends on the exact thoughts you are trying to communicate, so I'll have to make some educated guesses. A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about the lack of basic equipment in the office, and suddenly he got mad and left. A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about his dissatisfaction with the office equipment, and suddenly he went off in a huff.

— CalifJim

  • Perfect Stranger better way It depends on the exact thoughts you are trying to communicate, so I'll have to make some educated guesses.
  • A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about the lack of basic equipment in the office, and suddenly he got mad and left.
  • A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about his dissatisfaction with the office equipment, and suddenly he went off in a huff.
  • CJ
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Perfect Strangerbetter way
It depends on the exact thoughts you are trying to communicate, so I'll have to make some educated guesses.

A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about the lack of basic equipment in the office, and suddenly he got mad and left.

A coworker of mine was just talking to our supervisor about hi
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Thank you CJ. Would you say then that the original sentence is incorrect and non-native like?
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Perfect StrangerWould you say then that the original sentence is incorrect and non-native like?
I would. equipment is misspelled and the order of going away and getting mad is wrong. The usual situation is to get mad first and then to go away because of it.
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