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I saw the boy rush toward oncoming traffic and became so ecstatic my hands began shaking.
Or,
I saw the boy rush toward oncoming traffic and became so ecstatic that my hands began shaking.
I *believe* the latter version is grammatically correct (but, who knows, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong). However, the former version sounds more natural to me.
Unfortunately, my handy-dandy grammar book isn't helping me out much with this dilemma. Your thoughts? Pretty please?
Or,
I saw the boy rush toward oncoming traffic and became so ecstatic that my hands began shaking.
I *believe* the latter version is grammatically correct (but, who knows, it wouldn't be the first time I've been wrong). However, the former version sounds more natural to me.
Unfortunately, my handy-dandy grammar book isn't helping me out much with this dilemma. Your thoughts? Pretty please?