“His eyes, still on me, were speaking of cruelty.”

Is this sentence considered correct?

His eyes, still on me, were speaking of cruelty.

I think whiz-deletion is applied to it, but I am not entirely sure. Can someone tell me?

Answer

Yes, obviously. It’s the reduced alternative of:

His eyes, which were still on me, were speaking of cruelty.

Such an ellipsis, called “whiz-deletion” is quite common. (Such an ellipsis, which is called “whiz-deletion” is quite common)

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