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JimmyH Posted 12 years ago
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How can alternative sources be ..
How can alternative sources be promoted and energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car?
Wondering if there are any grammatical errors in the sentence above?
Thanks.
Wondering if there are any grammatical errors in the sentence above?
Thanks.
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Huzaifa Asif How can alternative sources be promoted and energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car? It seems that the sentence contains two different ideas. So it is better stylistically to write two sentences.
- Huzaifa Asif How can alternative sources be promoted and energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car?
- It seems that the sentence contains two different ideas.
- So it is better stylistically to write two sentences.
- The one you have is quite awkward.
- The word usage is rather odd, too.
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Huzaifa AsifHow can alternative sources be promoted and energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car?It seems that the sentence contains two different ideas. So it is better stylistically to write two sentences. The one you have is quite awkward. The word usage is rather odd, too.
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How can alternative sources be promoted?
How can energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car?
Breaking it down to two different questions makes it look like I'm merely asking the questions. I'm writing a paragraph so thats why I wanted to merge them into a sentence but was having trouble with the word choices.
How can energy loss be reduced in cars by using more efficient techniques in the operation of a car?
Breaking it down to two different questions makes it look like I'm merely asking the questions. I'm writing a paragraph so thats why I wanted to merge them into a sentence but was having trouble with the word choices.
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This sounds like the beginning of an essay on conserving energy. In your essay you can propose answers to both questions.
How can we promote the use of alternative sources of energy? And how can cars use energy more efficiently?
How can we promote the use of alternative sources of energy? And how can cars use energy more efficiently?
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You mean I should write the answers to these questions after stating them respectively?
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Huzaifa AsifYou mean I should write the answers to these questions after stating them respectively?I have no idea what your assignment or your purpose is. So it is hard for me to give you an answer..
In your first post, you wrote a sentence with two questions put together.
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