Hi Can I get your opinion please?

Question

How would you phrase this please? What would you change please?

I don't mind living in the hills. I just don't like it when the street/slope is too steep.

If the the street I'm living has an incline/slope isn’t greater than 20 degrees and the ascent (up the hill) is gradual, I don't mind.

If the street I’m living on has a gradient steeper than 20 degrees and the ascent (up the hill) is gradual, I don’t mind

Is it correct to say “uphill ascent too steep”? Would you change a word or 2? Is “uphill” optional?

I just don't like it when the uphill ascent is too steep.

Can a slope or street be at 20 degrees?

Can you say “ascent (up the hill) is gradual”?

Is up the hill optional?

If the the slope/street I'm living on is at 20 degrees and the ascent up the hill is gradual, I don't mind.

Is this natural?

If the street I’m living on has a 20 degree slope/incline....

Thanks

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Please don't address your questions to a specific moderator. This is an open forum.

Thank you.

CJ

CalifJim · Answer

anonymousI don't mind living in the hills. I just don't like it when the street/slope is too steep.

Both choices are OK.

anonymousIf the the street I'm living on has an incline/slope that isn’t greater than 20 degrees, and the ascent ~~(up the hill)~~ is gradual, I don't mind.

Correct as shown.

anonymousIf the street I’m living on has a gradient steeper than 20 degrees, and the ascent ~~(up the hill)~~ is gradual, I don’t mind

OK, but note that 'gradient' is a somewhat technical term which would be used more by an engineer than in ordinary conversation.

anonymousIs it correct to say “uphill ascent too steep”?

The use of both 'uphill' and 'ascent' is redundant. It isn't a good combination of words.

anonymousI just don't like it when the ~~uphill~~ ascent is too steep.

Omit 'uphill', as shown.

anonymousCan a slope or street be at 20 degrees?

You say The slope is 20 degrees (without at). Don't say that the street is 20 degrees.

anonymousCan you say “ascent ~~(up the hill)~~ is gradual”?
Is up the hill optional?

It's just "The ascent is gradual". "up the hill" should be omitted.

anonymous~~If the the slope/street I'm living on is at 20 degrees and the ascent up the hill is gradual, I don't mind.~~

If the street I'm living on has a slope of 20 degrees, and the ascent is gradual, I don't mind.

anonymousIs this natural?
If the street I’m living on has a 20 degree slope/incline....

Yes.

Note: It is not logical to specify the exact slope in degrees and at the same time say "and (if) the ascent is gradual". The slope already tells us how gradual (or not) the ascent is. In spite of the unusual logic, the sentences are grammatical as corrected above.

You need to organize your questions better. Your presentation is very repetitive with far more example sentences than is reasonable for a single post.

CJ

Hi Can I get your opinion please?

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions