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Simplified Chinese (China)
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English (UK)
I couldn't notice that the telephone rang because he sounded his trumpet. Does this sound natural?
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Natural
Would sound better if you said, "I didn't notice the telephone ring because he sounded his trumpet."
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Natural
Would sound better if you said, "I didn't notice the telephone ring because he sounded his trumpet."
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A little unnatural
I couldn't hear the telephone ring because he was playing his trumpet
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