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The living room is in darkness. Instead there is light on in the office where Ryan is working on his computer.
Is this OK or would you write it differently?
Is "instead" strange here?
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It's all OK. I'd say "Instead there is a light on in the office" or "Instead there is light in the office".
- It's all OK.
- I'd say "Instead there is a light on in the office" or "Instead there is light in the office".
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It's all OK.
I'd say "Instead there is a light on in the office" or "Instead there is light in the office".
0anonymousThe living room is in darkness. Instead there is light on in the office where Ryan is working on his computer.
Is this OK or would you write it differently?
Is "instead" strange here?
If I were to pretend I had some talent in the literary arts, I would change "Instead" to "Yet" or "And yet". I would also remove "on" before
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