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Mr. Tom Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Once she realized that she had locked ...

Hi

Is this sentence natural, especially the underlined part?

Once she realized that she had locked herself out at 3 in the morning, she was baffled as to where to go then.

or

Once she realized that she had locked herself out at 3 in the morning, she was baffled as to what to do next.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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you can use the second sentence, OR I'd write it like this: It was three o'clock in the morning when she suddenly realized she had locked herself out. She was baffled as to what (to do next) her next move would be. I think by phrasing it like this you create more of a sense of urgency and stress.

— Hadi1978

  • you can use the second sentence, OR I'd write it like this: It was three o'clock in the morning when she suddenly realized she had locked herself out.
  • She was baffled as to what (to do next) her next move would be.
  • I think by phrasing it like this you create more of a sense of urgency and stress.
  • I also advise you to use "o'clock" when expressing time.
  • And I recently was told that the rule in written language is that numbers one through ten are to be written out.
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you can use the second sentence,
OR
I'd write it like this: It was three o'clock in the morning when she suddenly realized she had locked herself out. She was baffled as to what (to do next) her next move would be.

I think by phrasing it like this you create more of a sense of urgency and stress.

I also advise you to use "o'clock" when expressing time.
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I haven't seen the rest of your context, Tom, but I doubt that you need more than either of these:

Once she realized that she had locked herself out, she was baffled as to where to go.
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Once she realized that she had locked herself out, she was baffled as to what to do.
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