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Jandi Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Half long
Hello, teachers!
Would you please tell me if these are correct and have the same meaning? (Are there any idiomatic expressions?)
1-1. His sword was half long as mine.
1-2. His sword was half as long as mine.
1-3. His sword was half times as long as mine.
1-4. His sword was half times longer than mine.
2-1. His sleeping dress was half as long again as his body.
2-2. His sleeping dress was one and half times as long as his body.
2-3. His sleeping dress was one and half times longer than his body.
3-1. The nights were two and half times as long as the days.
3-2. The nights were two and half times longer than the days.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Would you please tell me if these are correct and have the same meaning? (Are there any idiomatic expressions?)
1-1. His sword was half long as mine.
1-2. His sword was half as long as mine.
1-3. His sword was half times as long as mine.
1-4. His sword was half times longer than mine.
2-1. His sleeping dress was half as long again as his body.
2-2. His sleeping dress was one and half times as long as his body.
2-3. His sleeping dress was one and half times longer than his body.
3-1. The nights were two and half times as long as the days.
3-2. The nights were two and half times longer than the days.
Thank you very much.
Peace!
Top answer
1-2 is correct. The others in Group 1 are not. 2-1 is correct.
- 1-2 is correct.
- The others in Group 1 are not.
- 2-1 is correct.
- 2-2 would be correct with "and a half times".
- Same for 2-3.
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1-2 is correct. The others in Group 1 are not.
2-1 is correct. 2-2 would be correct with "and a half times". Same for 2-3.
In Group 2, I would have used "night shirt", not "sleeping dress".
Both sentences in Group 3 would be correct with a, as in Group 2.
Within each group all examples mean the same thing.
CJ
2-1 is correct. 2-2 would be correct with "and a half times". Same for 2-3.
In Group 2, I would have used "night shirt", not "sleeping dress".
Both sentences in Group 3 would be correct with a, as in Group 2.
Within each group all examples mean the same thing.
CJ
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