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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence correct?

The customers are watching the movie that is shown on the television screen.
  

Top answer

It is grammatical, but not natural. " Try these: The customers are watching the movie that is on TV. The customers are watching the movie being shown on TV.

— BarbaraPA

  • It is grammatical, but not natural.
  • " Try these: The customers are watching the movie that is on TV.
  • The customers are watching the movie being shown on TV.
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It is grammatical, but not natural. We don't talk about things "shown on the television screen."

Try these:

The customers are watching the movie that is on TV.

The customers are watching the movie being shown on TV.
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The customers are watching the movie being shown on (the) television.
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PS: Yes, or what GG said.
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