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How could I properly write this statement in a formal way:

Whenever I ask him to stop, he does, but continues again 5 minutes later.

I am not sure if "but continues again 5 minutes later" is correct.

I am wondering if I could replace it for:

", then continues it again 5 minutes later" ", then continues again 5 minutes later"

Perhaps should I rewrite the whole sentence?

Thank you!

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Your sentence is correct and understandable, you could add

Whenever I ask him to stop, he does, but then he continues again 5 minutes later.

Whenever I ask him to stop, he does, but then he continues doing it again 5 minutes later.

All variations would be understood to be equivalent.

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  • Could you say which one sounds more formal? I would like to not repeat the pronoun he, so I should use the sentence quoted in the question, right?
    – Fabio
    Commented Apr 25, 2016 at 6:15

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