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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

half a dozen / a half dozen / one-half dozen

A.  Can I get half a dozen of eggs?
B.  Can I get a half dozen of eggs?
C.  Can I get one-half dozen of eggs?

D.  Can I get one and half a kilo of chicken?
E.  Can I get one and a half kilo of chicken?
F.  Can I get one and one half-kilo of chicken?

1.  Which of the above in each set is/are grammatically correct?
2.  If two or all in each set are correct, which is the most natural and common?

I would very much appreciate your advice.  I'm confused which ones are acceptable.  Thank you for your help.
  

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'...half a dozen eggs.'

'...one and a half kilos of chicken.'

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AnonymousA. Can I get half a dozen of eggs?B. Can I get a half dozen of eggs?C. Can I get one-half dozen of eggs?D. Can I get one and half a kilo of chicken?E. Can I get one and a half kilo of chicken?F. Can I get one and one half-kilo of chicken?1. Which of the above in each set is/are grammatically correct?2. If two or all in each set are correct, which is the m
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Thank you, Rove_KE and fivejedjon, for your inputs.

I notice why do we omit the of in "half a dozen (of) eggs" while it is acceptable in "one and a half kilos of chicken". Please explain.

Would it be incorrect to say "one and a half kilos chicken" leaving out "of" after "kilos"?

Thanks again for enlightening me.
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No. a dozen operates like 'a hundred/thousand/million'. We have 'a dozen/hundred/etc eggs' and 'dozens/hundreds/etc of eggs'.
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Thank you, fivejedjon, for your helpful explanation.

So if it's more than one dozen, "of" should be used, and if it's one or less, "of" is left out.
Is this the rule? Please confirm if I've understood correctly. Thanks.
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Hello,

Could someone please help me with this? Thanks.
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