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Jobb Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Reading
Which sentence is better? If none, please make one.
1) She held a novel in her hand, reading it absent-mindedly.
2) A book in hand, she cannot concentrate on what she's reading.
3) With a book in hand, she read it absent-mindedly.
4) She's holding a book reading, unseeingly.
1) She held a novel in her hand, reading it absent-mindedly.
2) A book in hand, she cannot concentrate on what she's reading.
3) With a book in hand, she read it absent-mindedly.
4) She's holding a book reading, unseeingly.
Top answer
Sentence 1 is fine. ' Even then the sentence sounds awkward, because the clause after 'book in hand' would normally deal with a different activity. g.
- Sentence 1 is fine.
- ' Even then the sentence sounds awkward, because the clause after 'book in hand' would normally deal with a different activity.
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Sentence 1 is fine.
Sentence 2: you would normally omit the article, i.e.: 'Book in hand, she...'
Even then the sentence sounds awkward, because the clause after 'book in hand' would normally deal with a different activity. 'Book in hand, she chased him round the garden.'
Sentence 3 isn't quite right: again, the main clause will not normally refer directly to the 'w
Sentence 2: you would normally omit the article, i.e.: 'Book in hand, she...'
Even then the sentence sounds awkward, because the clause after 'book in hand' would normally deal with a different activity. 'Book in hand, she chased him round the garden.'
Sentence 3 isn't quite right: again, the main clause will not normally refer directly to the 'w
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