His legs were tired, his body was tired.
In the novel The President's Murderer published by Oxford University Press, it writes:
(on page 1)
The man ran faster. His legs were tired, his body was tired. There were noises in his head, he could not see. The tree were two hundred metres away. He wanted to stop running. He wanted to lie down and sleep.
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Why is there no conjunction between the two sentences?
I.e.
His legs were tired, and his body was tired.
There were noises in his head, and he could not see.
Is it a run-on sentence?
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Top answer
It is a style of writing (like staccato in music) that gives a sense of urgency and suspense.
- It is a style of writing (like staccato in music) that gives a sense of urgency and suspense.
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It is a style of writing (like staccato in music) that gives a sense of urgency and suspense.
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