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Oprah Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

day 2 to 7 or days 2 to 7?

Which of the following is correct?

The body temperature from post-operative day 2 to 7 was lower in the control group.

or

The body temperature from post-operative days 2 to 7 was lower in the control group.
  

Top answer

I would use the first phrasing. "post-operative day" is left out in mentioning the second number. The body temperature from post-operative day 2 to post-operative day 7 was lower in the control group.

— CalifJim

  • I would use the first phrasing.
  • "post-operative day" is left out in mentioning the second number.
  • The body temperature from post-operative day 2 to post-operative day 7 was lower in the control group.
  • This is normal for quoting a numeric range.
  • I was very confused about the material from page 245 to 256.
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I would use the first phrasing. "post-operative day" is left out in mentioning the second number.

The body temperature
from post-operative day 2
to post-operative day 7
was lower in the control group.

This is normal for quoting a numeric range.

I was very confused about the material from page 245 to 256. (Here the word page
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