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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

extra

We decided to pay the movers [twenty percent extra/extra twenty percent] for the great job.

Which is correct?

Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

I think extra should modify here. extra twenty percent.

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  • I think extra should modify here.
  • extra twenty percent.
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I think extra should modify here. .. extra twenty percent.
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Mm ... I would add "an":
... to pay the movers an extra twenty percent for ...

Wait for a native, though!
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Yes an an is needed here.
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Thank you, guys. Yes, I agree that 'an' is needed here. I'd like to hear from a native as I still think twenty percent extra could be correct as well. For example, I'm hundred percent sure that ... hundred percent here is used as adjective.
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Yes, there is nothing wrong with twenty percent but using it with extra needs careful grammar. Emotion: smile
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Hi,

I gave all the children pencils, but I gave Mary five extra.

I gave all the children pencils, but I gave Mary an extra five.

Both are OK. Perhaps #1 sounds a little more like informal speech.

Clive
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