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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Can I say,
(A) The city is not busy.
(b) The traffic is not busy.
(A) The city is not busy.
(b) The traffic is not busy.
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" This seems idiomatic. You can have a sleepy town (not much going on) or a bustling city (a lot of activity), but that refers to the overall character, not the activity at that moment.
- " This seems idiomatic.
- You can have a sleepy town (not much going on) or a bustling city (a lot of activity), but that refers to the overall character, not the activity at that moment.
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"The traffic is not busy" sounds okay to me, but not "The city is not busy."
This seems idiomatic.
You can have a sleepy town (not much going on) or a bustling city (a lot of activity), but that refers to the overall character, not the activity at that moment.
This seems idiomatic.
You can have a sleepy town (not much going on) or a bustling city (a lot of activity), but that refers to the overall character, not the activity at that moment.
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a)
There's not much activity in the city.
There's not much going on in the city.
The city is quiet.
It's quiet in the city.
b)
Traffic is not very heavy.
Traffic is light.
There's not much traffic.
There's hardly any traffic.
CJ
There's not much activity in the city.
There's not much going on in the city.
The city is quiet.
It's quiet in the city.
b)
Traffic is not very heavy.
Traffic is light.
There's not much traffic.
There's hardly any traffic.
CJ
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