Grammar Questions

Nothing too much wrong with the grammar. You might like to look up "subsequently"; its use is a little awkward there, although the meaning is clear.

But I don't like this:



That contains two sentences, but you have separated them with a comma.

I'd ditch the "subsequently" too. It's sort of naturally assumed that if you're drinking something in a tavern, it's going to be alcohol--you can omit "alcohol" as well. But grammatically they're okay.

I'm not so sure. With growing skill you get license, indulgence

1) My friend (Claudia) said (claimed) she'd be studying at home but shortly thereafter I (encountered, caught, spotted) her drinking at a nearby tavern.

Yesterday evening shortly after Claudia excused herself on the basis of homework I chanced upon (confronted) her imbibing at Foxworth's, a nearby bistro


2) My friend studies law hoping to become a lawyer.

Hoping to become an attorney my friend studies, guess what, law