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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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power failure in bus?
Is the below sentence correct? Can a power failure happen in an air-conditioned bus? Thanks.
Halfway through the journey, the bus jerked. The bus driver announced that there had been a power failure and that we had to wait for about half an hour before power was restored.
If cannot, please change the sentence for me?
Halfway through the journey, the bus jerked. The bus driver announced that there had been a power failure and that we had to wait for about half an hour before power was restored.
If cannot, please change the sentence for me?
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Anonymous Is the below sentence correct? Can a power failure happen in an air-conditioned bus? Thanks.
- Anonymous Is the below sentence correct?
- Can a power failure happen in an air-conditioned bus?
- Thanks.
- AC is the first thing to go bad.
- Halfway through the journey, the bus jerked.
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AnonymousIs the below sentence correct? Can a power failure happen in an air-conditioned bus? Thanks. AC is the first thing to go bad.
Halfway through the journey, the bus jerked. The bus driver announced that there had been a power failure and that we had to wait for about half an hour before power was restored.
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Philip:
If the bus driver said "You guys have to wait for about half an hour", then tense-shifing gives "...that we had to wait".
So what's the problem with the original sentence?
If the bus driver said "You guys have to wait for about half an hour", then tense-shifing gives "...that we had to wait".
So what's the problem with the original sentence?
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Hi,
The bus driver announced that there had been a power failure . . .
The phrase 'A power failure' normally refers to having no electricity, and is not normally used for vehicles. eg 'There was a power failure in my apartment building'.
More normal for a vehicle would be 'The bus dri
The bus driver announced that there had been a power failure . . .
The phrase 'A power failure' normally refers to having no electricity, and is not normally used for vehicles. eg 'There was a power failure in my apartment building'.
More normal for a vehicle would be 'The bus dri
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