0
AlimaB Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Os it correct?
"in this place a river was twice narrower so Tom offered to swim across the river right there. "
is there anithing odd here? WO , grammar etc
Top answer
twice narrower sounds odd. a river also sounds odd, because the writer seems to think we are already familiar with the river. More natural is eg In this place the river was twice as narrow so Tom offered to swim across it right there.
- twice narrower sounds odd.
- a river also sounds odd, because the writer seems to think we are already familiar with the river.
- More natural is eg In this place the river was twice as narrow so Tom offered to swim across it right there.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
1 Answers
0
twice narrower sounds odd.
a river also sounds odd, because the writer seems to think we are already familiar with the river.
More natural is
eg In this place the river was twice as narrow so Tom offered to swim across it right there.
0
Related Questions