Questions About A Quote Of A Story.
Hi all,
this part is a quote from a story. Although it's short but I stopped on several things about it.
In the beginning of it, it was written like this:
" In a nest, In a tree, in a garden a nightingale sang. Her song was beautiful: she sang of love and happiness."
1) Is it fine in English to write like the highlighted text?
2) Can I replace "in" with "on" in the tow first terms by saying: "On a nest, on a tree, in a garden". If so, would it make a difference in meaning?
3) Can I put a comma after the word "garden"? If so, which is better, with a comma or without it?
4) Is it correct to put ":" after "beautiful"? I see to put ";" instead, I'm I right?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
anonymous Is it fine in English to write like the highlighted text? The language is fine, except that it is the male nightingale who sings. I would format it differently: "In a nest, In a tree, in a garden, a nightingale sang.
- anonymous Is it fine in English to write like the highlighted text?
- The language is fine, except that it is the male nightingale who sings.
- I would format it differently: "In a nest, In a tree, in a garden, a nightingale sang.
- His song was beautiful.
- " The three "in" phrases are in sentence inversion and as such need that final comma before the main clause.
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anonymousIs it fine in English to write like the highlighted text?
The language is fine, except that it is the male nightingale who sings. I would format it differently: "In a nest, In a tree, in a garden, a nightingale sang. His song was beautiful. He sang of love and happiness." The three "in" phrases are in sentence inversion and as such need that final
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