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Contiluo Posted 16 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Sentence correction

Dear teacher,

Are the following two sentences acceptable?

1. We should be always on the alert whether we turn off the electric appliance or gas range when we go out.

2. A panic-stricken boy looked around with a flashlight as if he had had a narrow escape from the fire.
  

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We should always be on the alert to whether or not we have turned off electric appliances or the gas range before leaving the house. A panic-stricken boy with a flashlight looked around as if he had narrowly escaped from the fire.

  • We should always be on the alert to whether or not we have turned off electric appliances or the gas range before leaving the house.
  • A panic-stricken boy with a flashlight looked around as if he had narrowly escaped from the fire.
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We should always be on the alert to whether or not we have turned off electric appliances or the gas range before leaving the house.

A panic-stricken boy with a flashlight looked around as if he had narrowly escaped from the fire.

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