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Vincent Teo Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
putting out fire / putting out a fire
Can I say,
(a) The firemen is putting out the house.
(b) The firemen is putting out fire / putting out a fire.
(c) The foremen is putting out fire from the house / burned/ burning house,
(a) The firemen is putting out the house.
(b) The firemen is putting out fire / putting out a fire.
(c) The foremen is putting out fire from the house / burned/ burning house,
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I think when we speak of "putting out," "fire" is only countable. Examples of uncountable fire: There was fire everywhere. Fire from the roof spread to the living quarters.
- I think when we speak of "putting out," "fire" is only countable.
- Examples of uncountable fire: There was fire everywhere.
- Fire from the roof spread to the living quarters.
- I smell fire.
- I've spent my life fighting fire.
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I think when we speak of "putting out," "fire" is only countable.
Examples of uncountable fire: There was fire everywhere. Fire from the roof spread to the living quarters. I smell fire. I've spent my life fighting fire. (also countable) I smell a fire. I've spent my life fighting fires.
"On fire" is very common. The house is on fire. The fireman is
Examples of uncountable fire: There was fire everywhere. Fire from the roof spread to the living quarters. I smell fire. I've spent my life fighting fire. (also countable) I smell a fire. I've spent my life fighting fires.
"On fire" is very common. The house is on fire. The fireman is
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THANKS. But, how about others?
(b) The firemen is putting out the fire / putting out a fire. (correct)
(c) The firemen is putting out the fire from the house / burned/ burning house, (How about these?)
How about ....(c)?
(b) The firemen is putting out the fire / putting out a fire. (correct)
(c) The firemen is putting out the fire from the house / burned/ burning house, (How about these?)
How about ....(c)?
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(c) is uncommon.
When we say "from," we're usually indicating that what we see at point A has a source at point B. It works much better with "smoke" than with "fire."
As we drove up the highway, we could barely see the oncomming traffic. Smoke from the forest fire had reduced visibility to about a hundred yards.
The fire from the spilled
When we say "from," we're usually indicating that what we see at point A has a source at point B. It works much better with "smoke" than with "fire."
As we drove up the highway, we could barely see the oncomming traffic. Smoke from the forest fire had reduced visibility to about a hundred yards.
The fire from the spilled
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Thanks.
can I say,
(b) They are putting out the burning house.
(c) They are putting out the fire on the house / on the burning house.
(d) They are putting out the house fire.
can I say,
(b) They are putting out the burning house.
(c) They are putting out the fire on the house / on the burning house.
(d) They are putting out the house fire.
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Vincent TeoThanks.Only d.
can I say,
(b) They are putting out the burning house.
(c) They are putting out the fire on the house / on the burning house.
(d) They are putting out the house fire.
Note in your first two posts, you said "firemen is" - fireman is singular, firemen is plural. Fireman is, firemen are. Wom
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(a) The firemen is putting out the house.
(b) The fireman isputting out fire / putting out a fire.
(c)The foremen is putting out fire from the house / burned/ burning house,
CJ
(b) The fireman is
(c)
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