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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Writing with a comma

Hello, is the sentence below correct?

The stranger smiled, his eyes traveled down her dress, then back to her face.
  

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It's two different sentences. The stranger smiled. His eyes traveled down her dress and then back to her face.

— Ferpectedit

  • It's two different sentences.
  • The stranger smiled.
  • His eyes traveled down her dress and then back to her face.
  • The "and" is a preference in sentences structured like this one.
  • The comma is unnecessary in the sentence that includes "and".
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It's two different sentences.
The stranger smiled. His eyes traveled down her dress and then back to her face.
The "and" is a preference in sentences structured like this one. The comma is unnecessary in the sentence that includes "and".
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Welcome to the Forums! Glad to have you posting here.

I would note that I prefer to use the comma rather than 'and' in the second sentence. Not necessarily better, just my preference.
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