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0Americans are facing the pain of high gas prices which are compounding the weak economy. More and more Americans are trading in their gas guzzlers for a smaller car such as Prius. This is pressuring the already struggling local car companies such as Ford and GM to produce energy-efficient cars instead of powerful SUVs and trucks which have been the focus over the past decades, partially fueled by American hunger for powerful vehicles. 02br02br00In response to weakening demand, GM has recently announced the closing of another plant in the State, not an unexpected move as the carmaker has moved several of its plants to overseas over the past decade. The Japanese carmaker which was ranked 2nd in the world last year may overtake the giant as GM seeks to reduce its workforce to cut costs and Toyota brings in more business with its increasingly popular hybrids with the soaring price of oil having no end in sight.02br02br00Please correct any mistake. Thanks in advance!0-

Marius Hancu · Accepted Answer

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New2grammar · Answer

0Yes, you are right. One way to put it is "compounding the economy's weakness"0-

Goodman · Answer

0N2G, 02br
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00I took your version and put my own spins on it. Perhaps it may be helpful. Yours is good. But there were a few sentences which I thought needed to expand on and reworded, 02br
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00Compounded by the weak economy, more and more Americans are feeling the pain of the historically high gas price at the pump and beginning to trade in their gas guzzlers for smaller and pocket- book friendly cars or alternative fuel vehicles such as the Prius. This trend is putting tremendous pressure on all 3 struggling American automakers to start producing more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly vehicles instead of the gas thirsty SUV’s and multi-purpose vehicles with powerful engines which had been the core demand and was the bread and better for the automakers in the past two decades02br
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00In response to the weak demand, GM has already announced the closure of another auto plant in the State. This is an unexpected move as the automaker had already relocated several if its manufacturing facilities oversea over the past 10 years. Toyota, a respected Japanese name had been ranked the second biggest automakers to GM for a long time has now surpassed GM as the biggest automaker in the world last year, As GM continues to lose sales and market share, it must cut cost by means of layoff and finding cheaper labor cost. 00 00With the success of Prius, 00 has also developed several other vehicle with the 00 00Hybrid technology last year to attract the fuel conscientious buyers and to combat the soaring oil prices. 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks, Goodman. Yours is way more natural, no doubt and I love it and admire your writing skills. 02br
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00I know my writing isn't natural but my focus now is to make sure my writing is understandable and grammatically correct. Of course, any corrections to the flow is also appreciated. I'll keep working on the flow though it may take years or decades. I hope my original piece is understandable. Thanks again, Goodman and MH.0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

0Note: ...in the States. There are 50 of them.0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Sorry. Thanks for the correction, GG.0-

Goodman · Answer

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10I know my writing isn't natural but my focus now is to make sure my writing is understandable and grammatically correct. Of course, any corrections to the flow is also appreciated. I'll keep working on the flow though it may take years or decades. I hope my original piece is understandable. Thanks again, Goodman and MH.12br
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Thanks, Goodman. Yours is way more natural, no doubt and I love it and admire your writing skills. 12br
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10I know my writing isn't natural but my focus now is to make sure my writing is understandable and grammatically correct. Of course, any corrections to the flow is also appreciated. I'll keep working on the flow though it may take years or decades. I hope my original piece is understandable. Thanks again, Goodman and MH.12br
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10Hi N2G,02br
00Your comment is appreciated but my skills are far from deserving any admiration. I still make careless mistakes. Your original version was understandable. I just tried to improve its fluency for you. That's all! 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0Thanks, Goodman. I just noticed something in your version:02br
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01font00Should it be gas prices instead? I'm still uncertain when to use plural or singular.02font0-

Goodman · Answer

0 As of today, the regular unleaded has jumped from 4.35 two days ago to 4.45 at the gas station across the freeway from my company. This price level is historic. Never before has unleaded gas been this high. I supposed we can say "prices" to reflect all the different grades of gases. At the time, my focus was on regular unleaded which is the grade I use. In retrospec, I guess "prices" may work better. At the closing of stock market, I just learned oil was traded $6 a barrel higher. The way it's going, by July 4th holiday,02br
00we will be paying $5 a gallon. Oil and gas being the backbone of the American economy, middle class Americans or immigrants alike are tightening their spending habits. Deparment stores and restaurants are seeing decline in sales because people have a lot less money to spend. In any case, your point is valid. 0-

New2grammar · Answer

0$5 ... it's quite likely following the current trend. That's crazy! I heard British in London are paying more than $6 a gallon because of the high goverment tax. Can you imagine that? It used to be $1.4 8 years ago in the US, more expensive to fill your tank with bottled water back then(1 to 2 dollars a gallon of water). 02br
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00By the way, can decline be used as uncountable? Or should it be "A decline"?02br
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00Deparment stores and restaurants are seeing decline in sales0-

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