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jvaldelv

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Is this sentence correct?

I live in a small town surrounded by forest at twenty kilometres to Barcelona
 

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jvaldelv said:
Is this sentence correct?

I live in a small town surrounded by forest at twenty kilometres to Barcelona

I live in a small town surrounded by forests and located twenty kilometres from Barcelona.

:D
 

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Casiopea said:
jvaldelv said:
Is this sentence correct?

I live in a small town surrounded by forest at twenty kilometres to Barcelona

I live in a small town surrounded by forests and located twenty kilometres from Barcelona.

:D

I agree except it should be surrounded by forest.

:)
 

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I'd say 'forest' could be singular or plural depending on the geography, but the singular is more likely. ;-)
 

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tdol said:
I'd say 'forest' could be singular or plural depending on the geography, but the singular is more likely. ;-)

Me, three :D

Environmentalists use 'forest', too.
 

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I hope they use it sustainably. ;-)
 
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