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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Traffic jam / jam
Can I say,
(a) The car accident caused the traffic jam / the jam.
(b) An accident happened and caused the jam.
(c) The accident between the two car / two vehicles caused a serious jam on the highway.
(a) The car accident caused the traffic jam / the jam.
(b) An accident happened and caused the jam.
(c) The accident between the two car / two vehicles caused a serious jam on the highway.
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(a) The car accident caused the traffic jam / the jam. (b) An accident happened and caused the jam. (a) and (b) are OK, but, depending on the wider context, " a (traffic) jam" may be preferable.
- (a) The car accident caused the traffic jam / the jam.
- (b) An accident happened and caused the jam.
- (a) and (b) are OK, but, depending on the wider context, " a (traffic) jam" may be preferable.
- (c) The accident between the two cars / two vehicles caused a serious jam on the highway.
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(a) The car accident caused the traffic jam / the jam.
(b) An accident happened and caused the jam.
(a) and (b) are OK, but, depending on the wider context, "a (traffic) jam" may be preferable.
(c) The accident between the two cars / two vehicles caused a serious jam on the highway.
(b) An accident happened and caused the jam.
(a) and (b) are OK, but, depending on the wider context, "a (traffic) jam" may be preferable.
(c) The accident between the two cars / two vehicles caused a serious jam on the highway.
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