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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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at highest levels or close to them

Floodwaters are either at highest levels or close to them.

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New2grammar Floodwaters are either at highest levels or close to them. If the flood waters are at their highest levels, they cannot be close to them. Flood waters are close to their highest levels or Flood waters are at their highest levels.

— Optilang

  • New2grammar Floodwaters are either at highest levels or close to them.
  • If the flood waters are at their highest levels, they cannot be close to them.
  • Flood waters are close to their highest levels or Flood waters are at their highest levels.
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New2grammarFloodwaters are either at highest levels or close to them.
If the flood waters are at their highest levels, they cannot be close to them.

Flood waters are close to their highest levels

or

Flood waters are at their highest levels.
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optilangIf the flood waters are at their highest levels, they cannot be close to them.
Why not? It sounds fine to me except the use of the plural.
The flood waters are either at, or close to their highest level.
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It's a prediction and the weatherman isn't sure whether the floodwaters are already at their highest levels.

It's a combination of your suggestions
optilangFlood waters are close to their highest levels

or

Flood waters are at their highest levels.

Flood waters are either at their highest levels or close to them (their highest levels)
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New2grammarIt's a prediction and the weatherman isn't sure whether the floodwaters are already at their highest levels.

It's a combination of your suggestions
optilangFlood waters are close to their highest levels

or

Flood waters are at their highest levels.

Flood waters are either at
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