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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Should I repeat the subject in this sentence?

I read the book, keep notes, write a review and listen to the music.

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I read the book, I keep notes, I write a review and I listen to the music.
  

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Do not repeat the subject: I read the book, keep notes, write a review and listen to the music. Still, it sounds rather implausible. If you are talking about habitual activities, then say: I read books, keep notes, write reviews and listen to music.

  • Do not repeat the subject: I read the book, keep notes, write a review and listen to the music.
  • Still, it sounds rather implausible.
  • If you are talking about habitual activities, then say: I read books, keep notes, write reviews and listen to music.
  • If you are talking about a sequence of specific activities, use conjunctions and / or separate sentences.
  • While listening to the music, I read a book and keep notes so I can write a review.
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Do not repeat the subject:

I read the book, keep notes, write a review and listen to the music.


Still, it sounds rather implausible. If you are talking about habitual activities, then say:

I read books, keep notes, write reviews and listen to music.

If you are talking about a sequence of specific activities, use conjunctions and / or separate sentenc

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