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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Is the sentence correct, clear, and punctuated as you would have?

Susan enters the living room to find Judith, alone, wiping tears from her eyes.

Is the sentence correct, clear, and punctuated as you would have? Thank you.

  

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It depends on what you mean. eg Susan enters the living room to find Judith, alone, wiping tears from her eyes. This is not wrong, but it means that Susan's main purpose is to find Judith.

  • It depends on what you mean.
  • eg Susan enters the living room to find Judith, alone, wiping tears from her eyes.
  • This is not wrong, but it means that Susan's main purpose is to find Judith.
  • eg Susan enters the living room, to find Judith alone and wiping tears from her eyes.
  • This is not wrong, but it means that Susan's main purpose is just to enter the living room.
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It depends on what you mean.


eg Susan enters the living room to find Judith, alone, wiping tears from her eyes. This is not wrong, but it means that Susan's main purpose is to find Judith.


eg Susan enters the living room, to find Judith alone and wiping tears from her eyes. This is not wrong, but it means that Susan's main purpose is just to enter

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