[Grammar] An incandescent light appears in the hallway

[Nikitus]

Hello

Are the following sentences grammatically correct?

"An incandescent light appears in the hallway. Tim begins to get nervous."

Thanks.

 

[jutfrank]

Yes.

 

[Tarheel]

They are grammatically correct, but they make no sense. Incandescent lights don't "appear" in a hallway. They are placed there Also, you either get nervous or you don't. There is no "begin to".

 

[GoesStation]

I don't agree with your last point. If you're nervous at three o'clock and were calm at noon, you must have begun to get nervous somewhere in between.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Yes, we can begin to get nervous. I begin to get nervous any time someone says, "No offense, but. . . ."

No, an incandescent light cannot appear. It can get turned on.

 

[Nikitus]

Thanks to all for your answers!

Is the following sentence grammatically correct?

"An incandescent light is turned up in the hallway. Tim begins to get nervous."

Thanks!

 

[GoesStation]

It's grammatically correct but unnatural. Lights are not normally turned up; they may be turned on or ​off.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

"Incandescent" distracts from the message. I would probably say something more like:

- A light goes on in the hallway.
- A hall light goes on.
- Someone turns on a hall light.
- A hallway light gets turned on.