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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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Hello ,I want to identify ,which of the following sentences is correct?
What's the length of the street?
How long is the street?
I read it in the grammar exercise.But I am sure that" how long" refers to the time not to the distance
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Anonymous Which of the following sentences is correct? What's the length of the street? How long is the street?
- Anonymous Which of the following sentences is correct?
- What's the length of the street?
- How long is the street?
- Both of them are OK.
- Anonymous But I am sure that" how long" refers to the time not to the distance No, it does not.
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AnonymousWhich of the following sentences is correct? What's the length of the street? How long is the street?
Both of them are OK.
AnonymousBut I am sure that" how long" refers to the time not to the distance
No, it does not. 'How long' can refer to time or distance. Common sense tells us which is meant.
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Mister MicawberCommon sense tells us which is meant.
AnonymousBut I am sure that" how long" refers to the time not to the distance
How long is his hair?
How long is his music lesson?
Can you tell which refers to time and which refers to distance?
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