Are these sentences natural? November 30

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musicgold

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Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. Which section has (the) hammers? ( I asked this question at a departmental store)

2. Are you already feeling those shoes tight on you?

3. Do you have winter tiers ( I asked a cab driver while sitting in the cab)

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1. "Where can I find a hammer?" or "Where are the hammers?" is natural to me. And it's "department store."

2. I am not sure why you used "already"?

3. This is OK, except it's spelled "tires" (AmE) or "tyres" (BrE). And you need a question mark at the end. I would say "snow tires," but "winter tires" is OK.
 

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2. 'Do those shoes feel tight on you?' would be even more natural.

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Hi,

Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

1. Which section has (the) hammers? ( I asked this question at a departmental store)

2. Are you already feeling those shoes tight on you?

3. Do you have winter tiers ( I asked a cab driver while sitting in the cab)

Thanks,
MG.

1. Which section are the hammers in?
Where are the hammers?
Where can I find the hammers?

2. Do those shoes feel tight on you already?
Are your shoes feeling tight already?
(I have kept "already" in here because for all I know it might be important to the context.)

3. Do you have snow tyres?
Do you have winter tyres?
 

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Thanks folks.
I've a couple of follow up questions, if you don't mind.

Where can I find the hammers?
Why are we using a definite article here?




Are your shoes feeling tight already?
Also, how about this?
Are your shoes tight already?
 

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Where can I find the hammers?

Why are we using a definite article here?
Where can I find the hammers (that I know you keep in stock).

It's also fine without any article.
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