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Lars runs out from behind the couch just as James resumes firing, and gets killed.
1) Is the sentence punctuated correctly to make it clear that it's Lars who gets killed?
2) If we know that Lars is hiding behind the couch, is this how the sentence should be: Lars runs out from behind the couch"? Is "behind" necessary? Could it be phrased in a better way?
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1) Yes, but I'd write it as Lars runs out from behind the couch just as James resumes firing, and she gets killed. because the pronoun is far from ' Lars '. 2) Lars runs out from the couch not OK Lars runs out from behind the couch OK Lars gets up and runs OK Clive
- 1) Yes, but I'd write it as Lars runs out from behind the couch just as James resumes firing, and she gets killed.
- because the pronoun is far from ' Lars '.
- 2) Lars runs out from the couch not OK Lars runs out from behind the couch OK Lars gets up and runs OK Clive
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1) Yes, but I'd write it as
Lars runs out from behind the couch just as James resumes firing, and she gets killed.
because the pronoun is far from 'Lars'.
2)
Lars runs out from the couch not OK
Lars runs out from behind the couch OK
Lars gets up and runs OK
Clive
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