Which would you choose?
Ed said hi to her, but she just ignored him. Smiling, Ed shook his head in annoyance.
Ed said hi to her, but she just ignored him. Ed smiled, shaking his head in annoyance.
Which of the two would you choose?
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Hi They're both good. Ever so slightly, I think I'd choose the second because, when we read 'smiling' it's good to know immediately who is doing the smiling: Ed's name in front helps us. However, that does mean you've repeated 'Ed' at the beginning of a sentence.
- Hi They're both good.
- Ever so slightly, I think I'd choose the second because, when we read 'smiling' it's good to know immediately who is doing the smiling: Ed's name in front helps us.
- However, that does mean you've repeated 'Ed' at the beginning of a sentence.
- You could say 'he' the second time: - Ed said hi to her, but she just ignored him.
- He smiled, shaking his head in annoyance.
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They're both good. Ever so slightly, I think I'd choose the second because, when we read 'smiling' it's good to know immediately who is doing the smiling: Ed's name in front helps us. However, that does mean you've repeated 'Ed' at the beginning of a sentence. You could say 'he' the second time:
- Ed said hi to her, but she just ignored him. He smiled, shaking his head in ann
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