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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How many x is a second?

How many minutes are there in an hour?
60 minutes.
How many seconds are there in a minute?
60 seconds
How many x are there in a second?

1 Is there a unit of time that goes into a second?
2 Is there a unit of time smaller than a second?

Are questions 1 and 2 grammatical?

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Hi. Your questions are grammatically correct. The terms mili seconds and micro seconds are used, however, I don't call them units.

  • Hi.
  • Your questions are grammatically correct.
  • The terms mili seconds and micro seconds are used, however, I don't call them units.
  • There are just fractions of seconds.
  • Hamid
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Hi.
Your questions are grammatically correct.
The terms mili seconds and micro seconds are used, however, I don't call them units. There are just fractions of seconds.
Hamid
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Question #1 is not natural English.
Question #2 is.

Clive

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