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Writer Preference Both ways are correct. In your first example, 'smashing it like an egg' is a dependent clause. The second line converts it to a compound verb and an adverb clause. In your secon...
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2019-12-12T17:48:59Z (almost 5 years ago)
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2019-12-08T04:47:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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**Writer Preference** Both ways are correct. In your first example, 'smashing it like an egg' is a dependent clause. The second line converts it to a compound verb and an adverb clause. In your second example, both versions use the conjunction 'and' to join two independent clauses. In cases like these, it is purely a matter of which version you think sounds better and contributes more to what you are writing.
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2015-11-19T20:15:33Z (about 9 years ago)
Original score: 2