: Re: Writing style â€” comma, period and re-referring the object of the first sentence again as subject in second sentence Alex look around the room, it's almost empty except few small empty boxes

Your first example is a not a grammatical sentence. It is a comma splice. It uses a comma to join two independent clauses.

Your third example uses repetition. Repetition serves to emphasize the thing that's repeated. It also introduces a kind of rhythm into the sentence.

Repetition is grammatically acceptable. Whether it's a good idea depends on whether you like the resulting emphasis and rhythm. I don't think "the room" is important enough to warrant the emphasis, but that may depend on what comes before or after these sentences.

Here is another way to structure the two sentences:

Alex looks around. The room is almost empty...

Because the second sentence immediately follows the first, the reader will make the connection.

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