Are the words in bold correct?

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The firefighters used a hose to spray jets of water on the fire. Are the words in bold correct? If not, what words should I use?Thanks.

Silak12 · Accepted Answer

tamguatlaywhat words should I use?

You may use this one--'The firefighters used a fire hose to put out the fire'
Sorry! got a bit dyslexic.

GPY · Answer

tamguatlayThe firefighters used a hose to spray jets of water on the fire. Are the words in bold correct? If not, what words should I use?Thanks.

This is OK, but since there is only one hose consider whether "a jet of water" would be better.

silak12You may use this one--'The firefighters used fire hose to put out fire'

This is incorrect. "The firefighters used a fire hose to put out the fire" would be correct, but it doesn't mean the same as the original. The original does not say that they actually put out the fire.

AlpheccaStars · Answer

tamguatlayThe firefighters used a hose to spray jets of water on the fire. Are the words in bold correct?

It's OK.
I recommend this:
The firefighters used a hose to spray water on the fire.

Of course, I have no idea what else they would use besides a hose, especially if it's a big fire.
A fire extinguisher would be used to spray foam (a chemical retardant) on a small fire.

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