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Vsuresh Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

glass window

Hi

Please tell me which is correct.

Broken pieces of window glasses /glass windows were lying everywhere.
  

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(Glass) shards of the broken window(s) were strewn everywhere.

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  • (Glass) shards of the broken window(s) were strewn everywhere.
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(Glass) shards of the broken window(s) were strewn everywhere.
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Thank you,teechr.

Is lying totally out of place here?

My guess is it is not idiomatic.
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vsureshBroken pieces of window glasses /glass windows were lying everywhere.
"Broken pieces of window glass were lying everywhere" is fine.
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(The following is US usage.)

"Broken pieces of window glass (not "glasses") were lying everywhere." (This means pieces of the glass from broken windows were lying about. "The earthquake had shattered many windows. Broken pieces of window glass were lying everywhere.")

"Broken pieces of glass windows were lying everywhere." (This would be okay if there were windows other than
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