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Is that sentence correct ? Write the sentence using the words: shops, as, there, but, open, thirsty, were. I was as thirsty, but there were no open shops, I couldn't buy anything to drink. Thanks!

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Is this sentence correct?

Write the sentence using the words: shops, as, there, but, open, thirsty, were.

I was as thirsty, but there were no shops open so I couldn't buy anything to drink.

Thanks!
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This is how I would write it:

I was thirsty, but as there were no open shops I couldn't buy anything to drink.

Or

I was thirsty, but I couldn't buy anything to drink as there were no shops open.

Usually the go-to for commas is to place them where there is a natural pause in the sentence. The 1st option brings more attention to the fact no shops were open. While the 2nd option brings more attention to the fact that you couldn't buy anything. The sentence format really depends on which part you want to emphasize more.
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Could understand what you were trying to convey but not very natural. You can say - "I was thirsty but shops were not opened so I couldn't buy anything to drink."
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The "I was as thirsty, but ..." is incorrect. You could start the sentence with something like "I was thirsty as there were no open shops, but..."

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