You say, "Neither is natural" but then you go on to suggest the second one "The children are making noise." I am confused.Neither is natural. Try: "the children are making noise."
I am assuming you are talking about some specific individuals and not children in general.
I suggested: "The children are making noise." You could also say: "The children are making a racket" or "The children are being noisy" or "The children are making a lot of noise' (as @Rover_KE suggested). If you are not referring to any specific group of kids then go ahead and use one of the original sentences.Which of the following statements are grammatical and natural.
1. Children are making a noise.
2. Children are making noise.
Who are you saying this to, Sammy Sam, and for what purpose? Do you want somebody to come in and tell them to be quiet, or what?"The children are making a noise."
I am referring to small students in a classroom environment.
Yep, may be. Or may be another teacher walks past the class and she complains about the noise being made.Who are you saying this to, Sammy Sam, and for what purpose? Do you want somebody to come in and tell them to be quiet, or what?
Yep, maybe, or maybe another teacher walks past the class and she complains about the noise being made.
In that case, "The children are making too much noise" would be perfect.Or maYBe another teacher walks past the class and she complains about the noise being made.
Yes, but the OP said the teacher was walking past a particular classroom. Logically, she would either indicate with a nod of the head or a pointy finger as she says "Those".@emsr2d2 Theoretically, it's possible that there could be some confusion about which classroom is being discussed
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