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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

For a full minute

He can swim underwater for a full minute.

Does the PP "for a full minute" make sense?

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What I mean is the usage of the indefinite article "a" with the noun "full minute", strictly determined by 60 secunds.

  

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tkacka15 Does the PP "for a full minute" make sense? Yes. tkacka15 What I mean is the usage of the indefinite article "a" with the noun "full minute", strictly determined by 60 secunds.

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  • tkacka15 Does the PP "for a full minute" make sense?
  • Yes.
  • tkacka15 What I mean is the usage of the indefinite article "a" with the noun "full minute", strictly determined by 60 secunds.
  • An article (or other determiner) is needed because "minute" is a singular countable noun.
  • Normally "a" is appropriate as it could be any minute.
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tkacka15Does the PP "for a full minute" make sense?

Yes.

tkacka15What I mean is the usage of the indefinite article "a" with the noun "full minute", strictly determined by 60 secunds.

An article (or other determiner) is needed because "minute" is a singular countable noun. Normally "a" is appropriate as it could be

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