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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Which one should I choose?

1) She looked towards the lights of the city visible in the distance.

2) She looked towards the city lights visible in the distance.

3) She looked towards the city's lights visible in the distance.


Which one, if any, would you choose?

  

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1) Good. 2) "City lights" has too many extraneous connotations, unless that's what you want. 3) Awkward.

  • 1) Good.
  • 2) "City lights" has too many extraneous connotations, unless that's what you want.
  • 3) Awkward.
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1) Good.

2) "City lights" has too many extraneous connotations, unless that's what you want.

3) Awkward.

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