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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
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He woke up from a troubled sleep only to...
Hi
Is this sentence natural, especially the underlined part?
He woke up from a troubled sleep in the middle of the night, only to find out the Tina's place next to him lay empty.
[His girlfriend had got up sometime during the night and left the room.]
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Would you use the (yellow) commas where I have used them?
Is this sentence natural, especially the underlined part?
He woke up from a troubled sleep in the middle of the night, only to find out the Tina's place next to him lay empty.
[His girlfriend had got up sometime during the night and left the room.]
Thanks,
Tom
PS: Would you use the (yellow) commas where I have used them?
Top answer
Use the first comma. The second is optional. Use was instead of lay.
- Use the first comma.
- The second is optional.
- Use was instead of lay.
- A place doesn't lie .
- CB
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Use the first comma. The second is optional. Use was instead of lay. A place doesn't lie.
CB
CB
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Mr. Tomonly to find out that Tina's place next to him lay empty.Unlike CB, I have no objection to a place [lying empty / having lain empty].
CJ
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Thanks, CB and CJ.
CJ, would you use this yellow comma here?
He woke up from a troubled sleep in the middle of the night, only to find out that Tina's place next to him lay empty.
Tom
CJ, would you use this yellow comma here?
He woke up from a troubled sleep in the middle of the night, only to find out that Tina's place next to him lay empty.
Tom
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Mr. TomCJ, would you use this yellow comma here?No. I don't like yellow commas. And especially not red ones either. They stand out too much from the rest of the text.
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