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Thảo Phạm 1929 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Sentences with witness and experience ?

Hi everyone, can you please help me to check these sentences I often use in my IELTS writing task 1

The amount of electricity witnessed a dramatic change in 2010.

or The amount of electricity experienced a dramatic change in 2010.

Thanks for your help !!

  

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Can amounts see, think or feel? Do they have emotions and opinions? If your answer is no, then do not use such subject/verb combinations in a math/science context.

  • Can amounts see, think or feel?
  • Do they have emotions and opinions?
  • If your answer is no, then do not use such subject/verb combinations in a math/science context.
  • This context is objective, neutral and unemotional.
  • " It is appropriate in contexts of persuasion and motivation, such as a letter to the editor in a newspaper, or an environmental action blog.
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Can amounts see, think or feel? Do they have emotions and opinions?

If your answer is no, then do not use such subject/verb combinations in a math/science context. This context is objective, neutral and unemotional.


You are employing a literary device called "personification."

It is appropriate in contexts of persuasion and motivation, such as a letter to

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