Activity for Tylerâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #26166 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Edit | Post #24253 | Initial revision | — | about 5 years ago |
| Question | — |
What's a shorter way of saying, "If you had asked me, I would have said, 'I suppose'"? I have this sentence: > Rebecca lived in the building and was one of my wife's closest friends. One of mine too, I supposed. With "I supposed", I'm trying to convey that if you had asked the narrator, at the time the story takes place, whether Rebecca was one of his closest friends, he would have s... (more) |
— | almost 7 years ago |
| Question | — |
Does adding an indefinite article in this sentence hurt the flow, or does it improve clarity? To me, it sounds fine to say "She wore a black shirt and red skirt", without the indefinite article before "red skirt". However, in "She wore a black shirt and red skirt revealing slim legs", I worry that the lack of an indefinite article makes it sound as though both the shirt and the skirt are rev... (more) |
— | about 7 years ago |