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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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With a stare

She watches him with a gaze growing steely.

Is this ok? Or should I break the sentence with a comma and say:

She watches him, her gaze growing steely.

  

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anonymous should I break the sentence with a comma and say:She watches him, her gaze growing steely. Yes. It sounds more literary, but that's consistent with the thought in the sentence.

  • anonymous should I break the sentence with a comma and say:She watches him, her gaze growing steely.
  • Yes.
  • It sounds more literary, but that's consistent with the thought in the sentence.
  • That is, it's not the kind of sentence that would come up in an ordinary conversation.
  • CJ
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anonymousshould I break the sentence with a comma and say:She watches him, her gaze growing steely.

Yes. It sounds more literary, but that's consistent with the thought in the sentence. That is, it's not the kind of sentence that would come up in an ordinary conversation.

CJ

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