Hi. I'm writing a script
(Two friends get into a big fight over something and one of them walks off furious. The next time we see them is a week later, in Mark's backyard.)
Mark and Ben sit at the patio table drinking a beer as though nothing had happened between them.
Is the sentence OK as written? Would you add a comma?
anonymous Is the sentence OK as written? Yes. anonymous Would you add a comma?
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anonymousIs the sentence OK as written?
Yes.
anonymousWould you add a comma?
It depends. It's writer's choice in this case when you're writing fiction. In everyday prose, a comma would be wrong.