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Seagull Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Because of the truck noise
a. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the truck noise.
b. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the noise of trucks.
c. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the noise of the trucks.
If you had stayed at a hotel near a busy street and made a complaint that you couldn't sleep well the previous night, which of the three sentences above would be the best choice? Also, are there any sentences which are inappropriate in that situation?
b. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the noise of trucks.
c. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the noise of the trucks.
If you had stayed at a hotel near a busy street and made a complaint that you couldn't sleep well the previous night, which of the three sentences above would be the best choice? Also, are there any sentences which are inappropriate in that situation?
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Only "b" can work for the situation you describe. The others are grammatically correct and can work in other contexts. seagull a.
- Only "b" can work for the situation you describe.
- The others are grammatically correct and can work in other contexts.
- seagull a.
- I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the truck noise.
- The noise that prevented you from sleeping came from one specific/known truck .
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Only "b" can work for the situation you describe.
The others are grammatically correct and can work in other contexts.
The others are grammatically correct and can work in other contexts.
seagull a. I had difficulty getting to sleep last night because of the truck noise.The noise that prevented you from sleeping came from one specific/known truck.
seagullc. I had difficulty getting to slee
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