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What else you can expect than experiencing this mesmerizing view when you spent the last two months of your life in a dark room, like a bird got stuck in the cage, looking at the ceiling and wondered how much you missed mother nature and the midnight breeze, which gives you chills. Does this sound natural?
What else you can expect than experiencing this mesmerizing view when you spent the last two months of your life in a dark room, like a bird got stuck in the cage, looking at the ceiling and wondered how much you missed mother nature and the midnight breeze, which gives you chills. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
What else could you expect (other) than being mesmerized by this view; after having spent the last two months of your life in a dark room, like a bird imprisoned in a cage, staring at the ceiling and wondering at how much you had missed mother nature and the midnight breeze. It gives you chills.
—This is a VERY long sentence, and I have re-written some of it. For better construction, it should be segmented into shorter sentences, like this:
What else could you expect other than being mesmerized by this view?
(are you talking about yourself?) I had spent the last two months of my life in a dark room, like a bird imprisoned in a cage and staring at the ceiling, marveling at how much I had missed Mother Nature and the midnight breeze.
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A little unnatural
What else could you expect (other) than being mesmerized by this view; after having spent the last two months of your life in a dark room, like a bird imprisoned in a cage, staring at the ceiling and wondering at how much you had missed mother nature and the midnight breeze. It gives you chills.
—This is a VERY long sentence, and I have re-written some of it. For better construction, it should be segmented into shorter sentences, like this:
What else could you expect other than being mesmerized by this view?
(are you talking about yourself?) I had spent the last two months of my life in a dark room, like a bird imprisoned in a cage and staring at the ceiling, marveling at how much I had missed Mother Nature and the midnight breeze.
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@ladybug why did you use past perfect instead of past simple to express the situation?
Thank you! :)
@ladybug why did you use past perfect instead of past simple to express the situation?
Thank you! :)
Thank you! :)
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