[Vocabulary] airline (vocabulary)

[ambitious-girl]

Hi,

I am going to say that "In my country, airline is not as safe as it should be". What the appropriate words,phrases or sentences are?
I am not sure how much my sentence is correct.


Thanks.

 

[GoesStation]

You are writing about the airline or airlines that operate in your country. You should say My country's airline(s) is (are) not as safe as it (they) should be.

Always invert the subject and verb when you ask a question. Always put a space after a comma. Write: What are the appropriate words, (space) phrases or sentences?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi,

I am going to say [STRIKE]that[/STRIKE] "In my country, airline is not as safe as it should be".

What are the appropriate words, (space after a comma) phrases or sentences in this situation? [STRIKE]are?[/STRIKE]

I am not sure how [STRIKE]much[/STRIKE] correct my sentence is. [STRIKE]correct.[/STRIKE] Note that you can't really say "how correct" something is. Something is either correct or it's not.)

Thanks.

First, see my corrections above.

Change "airline" to "air travel" and your sentence will be OK.

 

[ambitious-girl]

Note that you can't really say "how correct" something is. Something is either correct or it's not.)

I should say: "I am not sure whether my sentence is correct or not."

 

[GoesStation]

I should say: "I am not sure (that) my sentence is correct [STRIKE]or not[/STRIKE]."

See above. You need "whether" if you want to mention both possibilities: I'm not sure whether my sentence is correct or not. With "whether", adding "or not" at the end is optional.

 

[AirbusA321]

I think another option would be: "Aviation safety in my country is not as good as it should be."

 

[ambitious-girl]

Well, to get picky, are we talking about the country's national airline or all airline companies operating there. Is there a maintenance problem? Are international flights arriving and departing OK? Or is it sloppy air traffic control? It's not important but more specificity would help.

Air travel may be OK if you fly the right airline. I would think twice before I boarded an Aeroflot flight.

Besides all of the problems mentioned above, there has been several deadly plane crashes. That's why it is not so safe, and we have to choose other countries' airlines, which costs too much money.