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<A reporter interviewing a flood viction>
A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute?
B: 30 gallons a minute.
A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump]
1. Are the choices all correct?
2. Are there any mistakes?
Thanks
A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute?
B: 30 gallons a minute.
A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump]
1. Are the choices all correct?
2. Are there any mistakes?
Thanks
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Hi, <A reporter interviewing a flood viction> A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute? B: 30 gallons a minute. A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump] 1.
- Hi, <A reporter interviewing a flood viction> A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute?
- B: 30 gallons a minute.
- A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump] 1.
- Are the choices all correct?
- 2.
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Hi,
<A reporter interviewing a flood viction>
A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute?
B: 30 gallons a minute.
A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump]
1. Are the choices all correct?
2. Are there any mistakes?
Let me suggest a m
<A reporter interviewing a flood viction>
A: How much water can the pump pump out in a minute?
B: 30 gallons a minute.
A: Don't you think the rate the floodwater rushing into your home will be [higher/faster] than [your pump's rate/the rate of your pump/ that of your pump]
1. Are the choices all correct?
2. Are there any mistakes?
Let me suggest a m
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CliveThe tenses will also be different if you want to indicate that the pump is working as they speak.You mean the following?
Don't you think the water is coming in faster than you are pumping it out?
Clive, I should have given a better example but this was the best that came to my mind. If you don't mind, could you imagine t
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Hi,
You mean the following?
Don't you think the water is coming in faster than you are pumping it out? Yes.
Clive, I should have given a better example but this was the best that came to my mind. If you don't mind, could you imagine that it's written in a scientific paper and I'd like to know if the choices are all acceptable.
Don't you think the rate (at which
You mean the following?
Don't you think the water is coming in faster than you are pumping it out? Yes.
Clive, I should have given a better example but this was the best that came to my mind. If you don't mind, could you imagine that it's written in a scientific paper and I'd like to know if the choices are all acceptable.
Don't you think the rate (at which
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