Which of the four suggestions would read more natural?
As the door closes with a click behind him, the soldier whirls and fires wildly around the room before/until realizing no one's there. / that no one's there. / there's no one there. / that there's no one there.
Questions:
1) Is "fires wildly around the room" OK?
2) Should it be "before" or "until" here?
3) Which of the four suggestions would read more natural?
Top answer
If the door is behind him, why does he have to whirl? anonymous 1) Is "fires wildly around the room" OK? Yes.
- If the door is behind him, why does he have to whirl?
- anonymous 1) Is "fires wildly around the room" OK?
- Yes.
- anonymous 2) Should it be "before" or "until" here?
- "Before", big time.
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If the door is behind him, why does he have to whirl?
anonymous1) Is "fires wildly around the room" OK?
Yes.
anonymous2) Should it be "before" or "until" here?
"Before", big time. To use "until", you would need a clause, "until he realizes", but "before he realizes" would still be better.
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