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A quarter (of) a pound
a quarter (of) a pound - is the preposition required / possible in this case?
Does it depend on additional context, e.g. a quarter (of) a pound of sugar?
Which is the correct way to say?
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'of' is required with 'a'. a quarter of a pound of a half of a gallon of But you can omit 'of a': a quarter pound of a half gallon of In ordinary conversation we use the second one more than the first. CJ
- 'of' is required with 'a'.
- a quarter of a pound of a half of a gallon of But you can omit 'of a': a quarter pound of a half gallon of In ordinary conversation we use the second one more than the first.
- CJ
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'of' is required with 'a'.
a quarter of a pound of
a half of a gallon of
But you can omit 'of a':
a quarter pound of
a half gallon of
In ordinary conversation we use the second one more than the first.
CJ
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