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Vdb Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

smile

1. His face split into a wide smile.
2. His good-looking face creased into a smile on seeing John.
3. His face, which had been grave, suddenly broke into a brilliant, malicious smile.
4. For a second a slight smile crossed the Master's face.
5. Suddenly Roy's face. which had been sombre, set, and haunted, lit up in his most lively and impish smile.
6. A little smile touched his lips.
7. A face wreathed in smiles.

Which of the above sentences are correct? Thank you!
  

Top answer

Apart from a small typo in (5), they all look OK. (7) is not a sentence.

— GPY

  • Apart from a small typo in (5), they all look OK.
  • (7) is not a sentence.
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Apart from a small typo in (5), they all look OK.

(7) is not a sentence.
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vdb 5. Suddenly Roy's face. which had been sombre, set, and haunted, lit up in his most lively and impish smile.
Suddenly, Roy's face, which had been sombre, set and haunted, lit up his most lively and impish smile.
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UserTK Suddenly, Roy's face, which had been sombre, set and haunted, lit up his most lively and impish smile.
I don't think his face lit up his smile -- more likely the other way round.
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GPY UserTK Suddenly, Roy's face, which had been sombre, set and haunted, lit up his most lively and impish smile.I don't think his face lit up his smile -- more likely the other way around.
I disagree.

Suddenly, Roy's smile, which had been sombre, set and haunted, lit up his most lively and impish face.

A somber and haunted smile will not lig
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UserTKA somber and haunted smile will not light up one's visage. It is highly unlikely, at least to me.
The smile is lively and impish, not sombre and haunted. "sombre, set, and haunted" describes his face prior to the smile appearing.
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"His face was wreathed in smiles."

Is the above sentence OK?? And thank you, guys for all the help! Emotion: smile
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Suddenly Roy's face, which had been sombre, set, and haunted, lit up in his most lively and impish smile. The "in" after "lit up" sounds awkward to me. I think that the "in" should be replaced with "with." A face is lit up with a smile, not "in" a smile. Am I wrong?
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vdb"His face was wreathed in smiles."Is the above sentence OK??
Yes.
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vdbSuddenly Roy's face, which had been sombre, set, and haunted, lit up in his most lively and impish smile. The "in" after "lit up" sounds awkward to me. I think that the "in" should be replaced with "with." A face is lit up with a smile, not "in" a smile. Am I wrong?
"lit up in a smile" is OK. You can see a few dozen instances from competent writers here:
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vdb lit up in
lit up in is a verb, i.e. a phrasal-prepositional one.
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