the sun was tearing the clouds apart

[alpacinou]

Is this correct and natural?

I was still raining but the sun was beginning to tear apart the clouds. It was shining bright through a chink to the east of the clouds.

Generally, how can I write about this transition between rainy and sunny weather in an elegant way?

 

[tedmc]

The sun began to through the clouds as the rain eased.

 

[teechar]

Is this correct and natural?

Not quite.

It was still raining, but the sun was beginning to tear apart the clouds. It was shining bright through a chink to the east. [STRIKE]of the clouds. [/STRIKE]

 

[teechar]

The sun began to shine through the clouds as the rain eased.

That's slightly different. The original did not tell us that the rain had eased.

 

[alpacinou]

Not quite.

What is your suggestion?

How would you write about this transition between rainy and sunny weather?

 

[teechar]

See my edit above. You can also say "It was still raining, but the sun had already broken through the clouds".

 

[alpacinou]

See my edit above. You can also say "It was still raining, but the sun had already broken through the clouds".

Is this now a good sentence?

It was still raining, but the sun was beginning to tear apart the clouds. It was shining bright through a chink to the east.

 

[teechar]

It's possible but wordy.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

It was still raining, but to the east, the sun was beginning to break through the clouds.