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Wangqh2696122 Posted 15 years ago
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Half an hour longer or half an hour as long?
---How about walking home instead of taking a bus, Tom?
---Er……I think walking home does better to us, but it takes half an hour___.
A. as long B. longer
The given answer is A, but I think it makes no sense. I feel B fits here.
Top answer
I agree with you. It takes half an hour longer. It takes half/twice as long.
- I agree with you.
- It takes half an hour longer.
- It takes half/twice as long.
- It's half a mile shorter.
- wangqh2696122 I think walking home does better to us "I think walking home is better for us (would be better for us)" is more natural, if you're talking about the exercise.
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I agree with you.
It takes half an hour longer.
It takes half/twice as long.
It's half a mile shorter.
It takes half an hour longer.
It takes half/twice as long.
It's half a mile shorter.
wangqh2696122I think walking home does better to us"I think walking home is better for us (would be better for us)" is more natural, if you're talking about the exercise.
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You are absolutely right, wangqh. A is wrong, B is correct. And the question has another problem:
---How about walking home instead of taking a bus, Tom?
---Er, I think walking home is better for us, but it takes half an hour longer.
---How about walking home instead of taking a bus, Tom?
---Er, I think walking home is better for us, but it takes half an hour longer.
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