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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

About "lightning and thunder"

Can I say,

The lightning comes / comes first before the thunder.

The lightning strikes before the thunder roars.

The lightning and the thunder appeared in the thunderstorm.

The lightning and thunder is a common / natural phenomenon.
  

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Vincent Teo Can I say, The lightning comes / comes first before the thunder. Usually "the" is omited before these non-count nouns when you are speaking of a general, not a specific occurance. The lightning strikes before the thunder roars.

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  • Vincent Teo Can I say, The lightning comes / comes first before the thunder.
  • Usually "the" is omited before these non-count nouns when you are speaking of a general, not a specific occurance.
  • The lightning strikes before the thunder roars.
  • The L ightning and the thunder appeared in the thunderstorm.
  • The L lightning and thunder is are a common / natural phenomen a on .
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Vincent TeoCan I say,


The lightning comes / comes first before the thunder. Usually "the" is omited before these non-count nouns when you are speaking of a general, not a specific occurance.

The lightning strikes before the thunder roars.

The Lightning and the thunder appeared in the thunderstorm.
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Thanks. Can I say,

(a) The lightning is faster than the thunder.

(b) The lightning moves faster than the thunder.

(c) The lightning comes faster than the thunder.

(d) There are lighting and thunder on the black clouds.

(e) The lightning strikes faster than the thunder roars.
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Vincent TeoThanks. Can I say,

(a) The lightning is faster than the thunder.

(b) The lightning moves faster than the thunder.

(c) The lightning comes faster than the thunder.
>> In a,b, c, and e, there is nothing wrong with the grammar, but the physics is not described correctly.


(d) There are lighting and thunde
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