My friend is a pilot. He flies international flights. Please check my sentences.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Sep 8, 2020 #1 My friend is a pilot. He flies international flights. Please check my sentences.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Sep 8, 2020 #2 Both sentences are grammatically correct but it would be much more natural to say "My friend is an international pilot".
Both sentences are grammatically correct but it would be much more natural to say "My friend is an international pilot".
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Sep 8, 2020 #3 You could also say "He flies international routes".
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 8, 2020 #4 emsr2d2 said: Both sentences are grammatically correct but it would be much more natural to say "My friend is an international pilot". Click to expand... That doesn't necessarily mean the same thing. I'd stick with Tufguy's sentences.
emsr2d2 said: Both sentences are grammatically correct but it would be much more natural to say "My friend is an international pilot". Click to expand... That doesn't necessarily mean the same thing. I'd stick with Tufguy's sentences.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Sep 8, 2020 #5 teechar said: You could also say "He flies international routes". Click to expand... That has the advantage of avoiding the near-repetition "flies/flights". Such repetitions are not wrong, and this one is much less awkward than others we've seen in another recent Tufguy thread, but it's usually better to avoid them.
teechar said: You could also say "He flies international routes". Click to expand... That has the advantage of avoiding the near-repetition "flies/flights". Such repetitions are not wrong, and this one is much less awkward than others we've seen in another recent Tufguy thread, but it's usually better to avoid them.