Description: How to apply an adjective to a list of nouns without seeming redundant?
For example, in the case of this sentence:
I drove past the empty stables and servant's quarters, and after another quarter mile I entered a very large circular driveway.
Is it implied that both entities, the stables and the servant's quarters are empty? Or do I have empty stables and servant's quarters that may or may not be occupied?
How do I assert that both are empty without sounding redundant? I don't want to do this:
I drove past the empty stables and the empty servant's quarters, and after another quarter mile I entered a very large circular driveway.
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Simply choose another adjective:
I drove past the empty stables and the deserted servant's quarters, and after another quarter mile I entered a very large circular driveway.
Or break up the sentence so that you can group them together.
Both the stables and the servant's quaters were empty as I drove by. After another quarter mile I entered a very large circular driveway.
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