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Eyado0oLina Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Fast
i I set my watch 2 hours fast.
Grammatically, this is present simple, but I have 2 questions:
Question ( 1 ) :
( 2hrs fast ) means before the appiontment 2 hrs.That means in general if we add any period of time before the word fast indicated that the time mentioned is before the appointment, is that reight?
3 mins fast , half an hour fast , ...... etc.
Question ( 2 ) :
In grammar, 2 hours is : adjective + plura
what is fast? Is it an adverb?
thank you
Grammatically, this is present simple, but I have 2 questions:
Question ( 1 ) :
( 2hrs fast ) means before the appiontment 2 hrs.That means in general if we add any period of time before the word fast indicated that the time mentioned is before the appointment, is that reight?
3 mins fast , half an hour fast , ...... etc.
Question ( 2 ) :
In grammar, 2 hours is : adjective + plura
what is fast? Is it an adverb?
thank you
Top answer
Hello Eyado0oLina- and welcome to English Forums. Please don't technicolor your posts; it makes them very hard to read. -- This sentence is wrong: generally, we cannot make watches gain or lose speed.
- Hello Eyado0oLina- and welcome to English Forums.
- Please don't technicolor your posts; it makes them very hard to read.
- -- This sentence is wrong: generally, we cannot make watches gain or lose speed.
- That means in general if we add any period of time before the word 'ahead' , it indicates that the time mentioned is before the appointment, is that right ?
- 3 mins ahead , half an hour ahead , etc.
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Hello Eyado0oLina- and welcome to English Forums. Please don't technicolor your posts; it makes them very hard to read.
I set my watch 2 hours fast.-- This sentence is wrong: generally, we cannot make watches gain or lose speed. What you mean is 'I set my watch 2 hours ahead.'
Question 1: '2 hrs ahead' means 2 hours before the appointment
I set my watch 2 hours fast.-- This sentence is wrong: generally, we cannot make watches gain or lose speed. What you mean is 'I set my watch 2 hours ahead.'
Question 1: '2 hrs ahead' means 2 hours before the appointment
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I have a different explanation. In the first place, "set" is not present; it is past because you already did it. The present would mean you usually do it, not that you did it today. "2 hours ahead" is an adverb, and 2 hours is an adverb describing "fast," which is also an adverb.
It is right to say "ahead," rather than fast. If your watch runs fast, it doesn't work correctly. You don't m
It is right to say "ahead," rather than fast. If your watch runs fast, it doesn't work correctly. You don't m
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