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How do you say?

1. Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, for gaining those features.

or Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, to gain those features.
2. Tell me when do you finish your work to go with you to the party

or Tell me when do you finish your work for going with you to the party
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[nq:1]1. Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, for gaining those features. [/nq] Fresh oil needs a 6 month maturing process, at least, to gain those features.

  • [nq:1]1.
  • Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, for gaining those features.
  • [/nq] Fresh oil needs a 6 month maturing process, at least, to gain those features.
  • or Fresh oil requires at least 6 months maturation to gain those features.
  • [nq:1]2.
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[nq:1]1. Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, for gaining those features. or Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, to gain those features.[/nq]
Fresh oil needs a 6 month maturing process, at least, to gain those features.
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Fresh oil requires at least 6 months maturation to gain those features.
[nq:1]2. Tell me when do you finish your work to go wit
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I woldn't use either one. I'd say Fresh oil requires a six month maturation process in order to gain those features.
[nq:1]2. Tell me when do you finish your work to go with you to the party or Tell me when do you finish your work for going with you to the party[/nq]
They are both incorrect.
This is not a question, so it shouldn't be in the interrogative form. I would say: tell me whe
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The noun marker (article) "a" needs to agree with the word in which it describes. So, "a 6 months" does not make sense because there are more than one month.
"...oil needs six months to mature..." agrees better.

Also, generally speaking, numbers one through ten should be spelled out. Numbers larger than ten can be written as numbers UNLESS they are at the beginning of the sentence al
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[nq:1]The noun marker (article) "a" needs to agree with the word in which it describes. So, "a 6 months" does not make sense because there are more than one month.[/nq]
Well, no, the indefinite article here is refering to the singular process, not the plural months.
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Hmmm. So "a" isn't the culprit? I read "a" and "6" as adjectives describing months.
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a = article
six months = adjective (it should really be six month withouth the s) maturing = gerund used as a noun
a refers to "maturing" not to "6 months"
Same as "I need A ten minute break". Would you say that was incorrect?

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I think this is what you are looking for:
1. Fresh oil needs to age six months to aquire those properties.

2. Let me know when you have finished your work and I will go with you to the party.
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[nq:2]The noun marker (article) "a" needs to agree with the ... not make sense because there are more than one month.[/nq]
[nq:1]Well, no, the indefinite article here is refering to the singular process, not the plural months.[/nq]
"Fresh oil has a 6 months maturing process, at least, for gaining those features."
The indefinite article is controlling the noun phrase "6 months maturing
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[nq:1]The indefinite article is controlling the noun phrase "6 months maturing process". The usage in that regard is correct. The ... be easy to create a sentence that is just fine, but the real question is why this one is 'weird'.[/nq]
Yup, I absolutely agree. To start with I'd feel a lot better without the 's' on months:-
[nq:1]"Fresh oil has a 6 month maturing process.."[/nq]
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