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Thein lwin Posted 11 years ago
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××× Most people need from 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep a night. You cannot save hours of sleep the way you save money in the bank. If you have only 5 hours of sleep for three nights, you don't need to sleep extra hours on the weekend.×××
This is taken from a Reading Comprehension passage. I don't understand
what the passage means about the calculation of extra hours of sleep on the weekend. Please explain it to me. Thanks in advance.
  

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You cannot either save up hours or make up lost hours of sleep. Each night of sleep is an independent event. You need 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep each night.

— Mister Micawber

  • You cannot either save up hours or make up lost hours of sleep.
  • Each night of sleep is an independent event.
  • You need 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep each night.
  • This is OK: Tuesday 8 hours and Wednesday 8 hours.
  • These are not OK: Tuesday 4 hours and Wednesday 12 hours Tuesday 12 hours and Wednesday 4 hours
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You cannot either save up hours or make up lost hours of sleep. Each night of sleep is an independent event.

You need 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep each night.

This is OK:
Tuesday 8 hours and Wednesday 8 hours.

These are not OK:
Tuesday 4 hours and Wednesday 12 hours
Tuesday 12 hours and Wednesday 4 hours
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I'm sorry, sir. Please read 'extra 9 hours' instead of
'extra hours'. Besides, I want to rewrite 'each night for
three nights' in the passage. Is it OK? Thanks again.
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thein lwin Please read 'extra 9 hours' instead of'extra hours'. Besides, I want to rewrite 'each night forthree nights' in the passage. Is it OK?
I don't know what you mean. I thought you copied the text from a test. If you wish to change anything and ask about it, please post your revised text and new question below..
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The original text is copied below:
Most people need from 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of
sleep a night.You cannot save hours of sleep the
way you save money in the bank. If you have only
5 hours of sleep for three nights, you don't need to
sleep extra 9 hours on the weekend.
In this passage, I want to insert the phrase 'each night'
before 'for three nights'. Is it correct?
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thein lwinIn this passage, I want to insert the phrase 'each night' before 'for three nights'.
Why do you want to do that?
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"If you have only 5 hours of sleep for three nights". How does one know that it's 5 hours of sleep for all three nights combined or 5 hours of sleep each night for three nights?

Thank you!
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Mister Micawber thein lwinIn this passage, I want to insert the phrase 'each night' before 'for three nights'.Why do you want to do that?
Because of 'extra 9 hours on weekend'.
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AnonymousHow does one know that it's 5 hours of sleep for all three nights combined or 5 hours of sleep each night for three nights?
I only slept about 5 hours total for the last 3 nights.
I only had 5 hours of sleep each night for the past 3 nights.
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