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Old 29-Mar-2006, 10:32
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Hi,
My name is Teena. Iam not quite sure if the following setence is correct.
"The weather was rainy last week"- can we say this sentence is correct?
According to me the "weather cannot be rainy" it may be colocially used but it is grammatically incorrect.
You could say :- We had rainy weather, or hot/warm weather last week. But is it grammatically correct to say "weather was cold or the weather was rainy?"
Please advice
Eagerly awaiting your response.
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Teena
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Old 29-Mar-2006, 13:33
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I would say:"It was rainy last week"
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'It was rainy...' sounds better to me, but there's nothing wrong with saying 'the weather was'.
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Well i agree when you say there is nothing wrong in sayin "the weather was rainy..." but is it grammatically correct?
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Well i agree when you say there is nothing wrong in sayin "the weather was rainy..." .We use it Colloquially but is it grammatically correct?
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Thanks.....i agree with that...it sounds correct....
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Yes, it's correct.
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hi i am hanan i think this sentence is correct.
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