YOU SAID:

some people laughed, some people cried, most were silent

INTO JAPANESE

笑う人もいれば泣く人もいればほとんどが黙っていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Some laughed, some cried, most were silent

INTO JAPANESE

笑う人もいれば、泣く人もいれば、ほとんどが黙っていた

BACK INTO ENGLISH

Some laughed, some cried, most were silent