Is this sentence grammatically correct?

Education & Reference by Anonymous 2018-06-06 13:11:44

Social Science

8 answers

After a good ten minutes, no one had dared break the sheer silence in the room. Thanks!

Anonymous

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Anonymous

There are always other ways to convey a particular idea, but as it stands, your sentence is grammatically correct. The comma is necessary, and there is nothing wrong with 'sheer' silence.
Anonymous

if you need an adjective for silence, use something more powerful...or let silence speak for itself.
Anonymous

Comma is unnecessary
Anonymous

silence is an absolute - so no need for an adjective.
Anonymous

Omit "sheer".
Anonymous

It is grammatically correct, but it does not feel quite natural to me, as a middle-class southern Briton. Try: "There was a long silence, more than ten minutes, during which no one dare to make a sound".
Anonymous

For about ten minutes, no one had dared to break the total silence in the room. (More naturally phrased)