Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me if the following sentences are correct? Please check the underlined elements and tell me if something else should be written instead.
1) a) We could hear (a) some roars / b) bursts / c) a roar of laughter (d) coming from the corridor.
2) Different jams were exposed on the market stalls.
3) Several toothpastes were distributed to the children.
4) a) Debris of glass b) was/were (?) scattered all over the floor.
5) Millions of a) sheeps were killed on the day of the b) Aïd El Kebir (spelling? = Muslim feast).
6) These a) types (?) / b) patterns of behaviour are unacceptable in such an institution.
7) I bought a lot of fruits in the market on Sunday.
(Do we say “a piece of fruit”? When is ‘fruit’ countable and when is it not?)
8) Two a) kits (?) / b) pieces of furniture will be delivered.
Thank you in advance.
All the best,
Hela
Would you please tell me if the following sentences are correct? Please check the underlined elements and tell me if something else should be written instead.
1) a) We could hear (a) some roars / b) bursts / c) a roar of laughter (d) coming from the corridor.
2) Different jams were exposed on the market stalls.
3) Several toothpastes were distributed to the children.
4) a) Debris of glass b) was/were (?) scattered all over the floor.
5) Millions of a) sheeps were killed on the day of the b) Aïd El Kebir (spelling? = Muslim feast).
6) These a) types (?) / b) patterns of behaviour are unacceptable in such an institution.
7) I bought a lot of fruits in the market on Sunday.
(Do we say “a piece of fruit”? When is ‘fruit’ countable and when is it not?)
8) Two a) kits (?) / b) pieces of furniture will be delivered.
Thank you in advance.
All the best,
Hela