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Mr. Tom Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

The fire was raging and the environment...

Hi

Is this sentence completely natural (both written and spoken English)?

The fire was raging and the environment had become completely untenable.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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The bold portion is correct but very formal. Consider eg no-one could enter the building.

— Clive

  • The bold portion is correct but very formal.
  • Consider eg no-one could enter the building.
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The bold portion is correct but very formal.

Consider eg no-one could enter the building.

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Thanks, Clive.

If I am not mistaken it's the adjective untenable that's making the sentence very formal. What about these?

The fire was raging and the environment had become completely intolerable.

The fire was raging and the environment had become extremely suffocating.

Tom

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