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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Three questions

"This is not what I ordered!"

Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor where it breaks.

Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor, breaking it.

1. Is "on the floor" the most common?

2. Is "break" the best word I can use if you imagine a porcelain sink being thrown on the floor?

3. "Where it breaks" or "breaking it"?

  

Top answer

anonymous Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor , where it breaks. Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor, breaking it. I would put a comma as shown.

  • anonymous Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor , where it breaks.
  • Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor, breaking it.
  • I would put a comma as shown.
  • Otherwise, both sentences are fine and there is no particular need to change anything.
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anonymousTheo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor, where it breaks.
Theo pulls the porcelain sink out of the man's hands and throws it on the floor, breaking it.

I would put a comma as shown. Otherwise, both sentences are fine and there is no particular need to change anyt

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