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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
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Sentences Feb 7
Hi,
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Must have been a good time. ( I said this in response to a person’s comments about her wonderful vacation)
2. Does she sleep through nights (the night) ?
3. The hallway has a glass wall overlooking the outside. (I am trying to say that you can see the outside through the glass wall)
Thanks,
MG.
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Must have been a good time. ( I said this in response to a person’s comments about her wonderful vacation)
2. Does she sleep through nights (the night) ?
3. The hallway has a glass wall overlooking the outside. (I am trying to say that you can see the outside through the glass wall)
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
1. It must have been a good time. 2.
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- It must have been a good time.
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- Does she sleep through the night ?
- 3.
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1. It must have been a good time.
2. Does she sleep through the night?
3. The hallway has a glass wall facing the outside. -- The reader presumes that it is transparent.
2. Does she sleep through the night?
3. The hallway has a glass wall facing the outside. -- The reader presumes that it is transparent.
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Thanks MM.
Can you explain your choice of 'the night' over 'nights'. I thought 'the night' is more appropriate when you are referring to a specific point of a night. Here we are referring the entire duration of a night.
Mister Micawber2. Does she sleep through the night?
Can you explain your choice of 'the night' over 'nights'. I thought 'the night' is more appropriate when you are referring to a specific point of a night. Here we are referring the entire duration of a night.
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'Through the night' is idiomatic, just like 'all day long' and 'from morning till night', etc.
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