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I wanted to ask that if i've used right words and terms.

1. Is the term "energy producing departments" a right term to reffer the departments that work in the area of producing water and electricity for people?

2. "The fuel price had been raised. So, it was obvious that the shipping price would rise as well."

Did i used the right words by using "had been rised" and "would rise as well" ?

3. "He wasn't aware that there was already too much pressure on him."

Is the using the word "already" Ok in sentence number 3?

Thank you so much.

Heisenberguncert · Accepted Answer

englishstudent661. Is the term "energy producing departments" a right term to reffer the departments that work in the area of producing water and electricity for people?

It is not incorrect. However, I recommend you use the term "public utility" (plural: public utilities). In the United States this is the common term to refer to the department of government that provides water and electricity and sometimes can refer to gas, trash collection and telephone/internet services. An example of this term in a sentence,

My part of the country has 14 public utilities serving one million people.

englishstudent662. "The fuel price had been raised. So, it was obvious that the shipping price would rise as well." Did i used the right words by using "had been rised" and "would rise as well" ?

You have written this correctly. The tenses agree. You could write it as one sentence like this:

"The fuel price had been raised so it was obvious that the shipping price would rise as well."

The way you wrote it tells the reader that the fuel price went up in the past and the shipping price is going to go up in the near future. However, all of this happened in the past. I hope that makes sense...

englishstudent663. "He wasn't aware that there was already too much pressure on him." Is the using the word "already" Ok in sentence number 3?

Yes it is OK. To me, it says that he is deciding whether or not he should accept even more pressure.

GPY · Answer

1. It seems to me that the term "energy-producing departments" (note hyphen) is unlikely to be correct. What kind of "departments" are you talking about exactly? Also, we don't normally talk of "producing" water, since water is naturally available. In any case, "producing" water doesn't seem to have anything to do with energy production.

2. You wrote "had been raised" in one place and "h

2. You wrote "had been raised" in one place and "had been rised" in the other. The former is correct. The latter is probably just a typo. The rest of it is correct English, but consider whether this is better:

"The fuel price had risen, so it was obvious that the shipping price would rise as well."

3. Do "He" and "him" refer to different people?

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