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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

I used the oven and turned the temperature button to the highest.

Is it correct?

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Top answer

It is grammatically correct, but not natural. " Some ovens have temperature dials, and some have digital readouts with a button to set the temperature higher or lower, but you don't turn a button. Also, the way the sentence is structured, it makes it sound like two idependent processes: using the oven and setting the temperature.

— BarbaraPA

  • It is grammatically correct, but not natural.
  • " Some ovens have temperature dials, and some have digital readouts with a button to set the temperature higher or lower, but you don't turn a button.
  • Also, the way the sentence is structured, it makes it sound like two idependent processes: using the oven and setting the temperature.
  • "I used the oven and turned on the radio," for example.
  • You have to link the temperature to HOW the oven was used.
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It is grammatically correct, but not natural.

Try "I used the highest temperature setting on the oven."

or possibly "I used the oven at the hightest temperature setting."

Some ovens have temperature dials, and some have digital readouts with a button to set the temperature higher or lower, but you don't turn a button.

Also, the way the sentence is structured, it
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Grammar GeekIt is grammatically correct, but not natural.

Try "I used the highest temperature setting on the oven."

or possibly "I used the oven at the hightest temperature setting."

Some ovens have temperature dials, and some have digital readouts with a button to set the temperature higher or lower, but you don't turn a button.

Also,
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I set the temperature to 200 degrees. I set the dial at 200 degrees. Although others may disagree with this one. Either would be completely understood.

(Of course, as someone who does a lot of baking, I can tell you that 350 degrees is far more useful.
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>turned the temperature button to the highest.

usually, a button has only two positions/states: on/off

thus, as suggested in the above, a "dial" would be better

a "****" might also do:

(2) : a usually rounded projection or a disk or dial typically having a guide mark or series of guide marks around the edge an
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