How many men are there?
The successful fishermen of that day were already in and had butchered their marlin out and carried them laid full length across two planks, with two men staggering at the end of each plank, to the fish house where they waited for the ice truck to carry them to the market in Havana.
this is from "the old man and the sea",
1? how large the planks are?
2? how many men are there?
two men?each hand has one end of one plank?
four men? each plank each end one?
eight men? each plan each end two?
how can I understand this? form grammar?
Top answer
fei bing two planks, with two men staggering at the end of each plank two planks Plank 1: two ends Plank 1, one end: two men Plank 1, other end: two men Plank 2: two ends Plank 2, one end: two men Plank 2, other end: two men I make it to be eight men. CJ
- fei bing two planks, with two men staggering at the end of each plank two planks Plank 1: two ends Plank 1, one end: two men Plank 1, other end: two men Plank 2: two ends Plank 2, one end: two men Plank 2, other end: two men I make it to be eight men.
- CJ
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fei bingtwo planks, with two men staggering at the end of each plank
two planks
Plank 1: two ends
Plank 1, one end: two men
Plank 1, other end: two men
Plank 2: two ends
Plank 2, one end: two men
Plank 2, other end: two men
I make it to be eight men.
CJ
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