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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Finishing with preposition
Is the sentence grammatical and correct? Is it correct to say 3 times the time?
I gave her the bottle for 3 times the time she usually drinks it in. I gave her the bottle for 30 minutes when it only usually take 10 minutes.
Is it correct and natural to say "fastest it ever took"
Which of these are correct?
4 minutes is the fastest it ever took me to...
4 minutes is the longest it took me...
4 minutes is the shortest it too me...
4 minutes is the shortest amount/period of time it took me ...
4 minutes is the longest amount/period of time it took me...
Would you say this is correct?
10 minutes is the fastest I've ever finished my homework (in).
What time is the fastest you have ever finished your homework in?
Thank you
I gave her the bottle for 3 times the time she usually drinks it in. I gave her the bottle for 30 minutes when it only usually take 10 minutes.
Is it correct and natural to say "fastest it ever took"
Which of these are correct?
4 minutes is the fastest it ever took me to...
4 minutes is the longest it took me...
4 minutes is the shortest it too me...
4 minutes is the shortest amount/period of time it took me ...
4 minutes is the longest amount/period of time it took me...
Would you say this is correct?
10 minutes is the fastest I've ever finished my homework (in).
What time is the fastest you have ever finished your homework in?
Thank you
Top answer
It all depends on the context in which these constructions appear. 1. "Three times the time" is possible, but not in the situation you describe.
- It all depends on the context in which these constructions appear.
- 1.
- "Three times the time" is possible, but not in the situation you describe.
- " In the situation you describe it would have to be something like: "She had the bottle for 30 minutes, three times longer than usual.
- 2.
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It all depends on the context in which these constructions appear.
1. "Three times the time" is possible, but not in the situation you describe. For example, the following is okay:
"It took me three times the time I normally take, to finish my homework tonight."
In the situation you describe it would have to be something like: "She had the bottle for 30 minutes, thr
1. "Three times the time" is possible, but not in the situation you describe. For example, the following is okay:
"It took me three times the time I normally take, to finish my homework tonight."
In the situation you describe it would have to be something like: "She had the bottle for 30 minutes, thr
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