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Son James Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
A three-quarter turn?
Please look at the following sentence.
"If you prefer your coworker may instead put on a sterile glove and grasp the tie with her gloved hand while you make a three-quarter turn"
[1] I couldn't guess the meaning of "while you make a three-quarter turn". Could you explain its meaning to me?
[2] I think it can be "three-quarter turn", why did the writer put an article "a"? What is the difference writing "three-quarter turn" and " a three-quarter turn"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
"If you prefer your coworker may instead put on a sterile glove and grasp the tie with her gloved hand while you make a three-quarter turn"
[1] I couldn't guess the meaning of "while you make a three-quarter turn". Could you explain its meaning to me?
[2] I think it can be "three-quarter turn", why did the writer put an article "a"? What is the difference writing "three-quarter turn" and " a three-quarter turn"?
Thank you for your answer in advance.
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I don't have enough information to be exact. I am guessing that the person is either making a three-quarter turn (spinning their body 270 degrees) or They are forming some sort of a knot (with the tie). However, it would be a 3/4 turn in any case.
- I don't have enough information to be exact.
- I am guessing that the person is either making a three-quarter turn (spinning their body 270 degrees) or They are forming some sort of a knot (with the tie).
- However, it would be a 3/4 turn in any case.
- You are describing a particular sort of event.
- It takes an article.
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I don't have enough information to be exact. I am guessing that the person is either making a three-quarter turn (spinning their body 270 degrees) or They are forming some sort of a knot (with the tie).
However, it would be a 3/4 turn in any case. You are describing a particular sort of event. It takes an article.
However, it would be a 3/4 turn in any case. You are describing a particular sort of event. It takes an article.
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1. A three-quarter turn is indeed 270 degrees; you would usually say a 90 degree turn for one quarter, a 180 (pronounced one-eighty rather than one hundred and eighty) degree turn for two quarters but for 270 degrees we say a three-quarter turn.
2. The writer used the article "a" here because the word 'turn' in this instance is a noun and not a verb, and there is 'a turn', i.e. one turn,
2. The writer used the article "a" here because the word 'turn' in this instance is a noun and not a verb, and there is 'a turn', i.e. one turn,
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You are more than welcome. Let me know if I can help with anything else or if you like to learn languages abroad.
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