Looking to pay, she tries to signal the waitress again, but she still doesn't see her. Instead, as she waits, she takes out a book from her purse and starts to read it.
Does this read well? Is the punctuation perfect?
Is "instead" perfect here to connect the two sentences?
Looking to pay, she tries to signal the waitress again, but she still doesn't see her. Instead, as she waits, she takes out a book from her purse and starts to read it. she still doesn't see her.
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
Looking to pay, she tries to signal the waitress again, but she still doesn't see her. Instead, as she waits, she takes out a book from her purse and starts to read it.
she still doesn't see her. I don't understand which of these two people is the waitress and which is the customer.