I want to talk to your dad. Please hand your cellphone to him.

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Hi teachers, :)

1) I want to talk to your dad. Please hand your cellphone to him. Correct?

2) It seemed it was going to rain because there were many/a lot of clouds in the sky.

3) The plane was flying in the clouds. Correct?

4) Do not touch electricity tower/post or you will get an electric shock. Correct?

Many thanks in advance.
 
Naeem PTC said:
Hi teachers, :)

1) I want to talk to your dad. Please hand your cellphone to him. Correct?

2) It seemed it was going to rain because there were many/a lot of clouds in the sky.

3) The plane was flying in the clouds. Correct?

4) Do not touch the electricity tower/post or you will get an electric shock. Correct?

Many thanks in advance.
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They are fine with the small addition to #4.
 
Naeem PTC said:
3) The plane was flying in the clouds. Correct?

NOT A TEACHER


May I most respectfully suggest:

The airplane was flying through the clouds.
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Naeem PTC said:
Hi teachers, :)

1) I want to talk to your dad. Please hand your mobile 'phone to him. Correct?

2) It seemed it was going to rain because there were many/a lot/lots of clouds in the sky.

3) The plane was flying in the clouds. Correct?

4) Do not touch electricity tower/post or you will get an electric shock. Correct?

Many thanks in advance.
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I agree with the previous posters - I've just added a couple of things which you'll see in BrE.

buggles (not a teacher)
 
I'd be more likely to say 'pass' than 'hand' in #1, but 'hand' is fine.
 
There is no reason to use an apostrophe before phone. Perhaps that was done decades ago, we just write phone, not 'phone.
 
5jj said:
I'd be more likely to say 'pass' than 'hand' in #1, but 'hand' is fine.
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I would use either "pass" or "give" but, as you say, "hand" is fine.
 
While #1 is correct, does no one else find it impolite? Even though the speaker may be talking to a child, it seems to me somewhat curt.
 
riquecohen said:
While #1 is correct, does no one else find it impolite? Even though the speaker may be talking to a child, it seems to me somewhat curt.
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It doesn't sound impolite to me. It contains all the relevant information and the word "please". Is it the "I want to ..." part that you find curt?
 
emsr2d2 said:
It doesn't sound impolite to me. It contains all the relevant information and the word "please". Is it the "I want to ..." part that you find curt?
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Yes, as well as the wording of the directive. How about "I'd like to talk to your dad. Would you please give him your phone?"
 
Point of information: if by 'electricity tower/post' you mean 'electricity pylon', you won't get an electric shock by touching it.

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