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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

How often/many times ~

Could you check whether both of the following sentences are right? Thank you.

1. How often do you go swimming at the local swimming pool a week?
2. How many times do you go swimming at the local library a week?
  

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No, they're not. Say: How often do you go swimming at the local ( swimming ) pool? or How many times a week do you go swimming at the local ( swimming ) pool?

— Teechr

  • No, they're not.
  • Say: How often do you go swimming at the local ( swimming ) pool?
  • or How many times a week do you go swimming at the local ( swimming ) pool?
  • or How many times do you go swimming at the local ( swimming ) pool per week?
  • ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ How many times a week do you go to the local library?
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No, they're not.

Say:
How often do you go swimming at the local (swimming) pool?
or
How many times a week do you go swimming at the local (swimming) pool?
or
How many times do you go swimming at the local (swimming) pool per week?
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1. Are both of "How often do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" and "How often do you go to the library a week?" okay?

2. How about "How many times do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" and "How many times do you go to the local library a week?"

(What 'go swimming' and 'local library' are used in the sentence
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lucas21c1. Are both of "How often do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" and "How often do you go to the library a week?" okay?
No.
lucas21c2. How about "How many times do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" and "How many times do you go to the local library a week?"
No. It's "how many times per/a week..."
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If "How many times a week do you go swimming at the local pool?" is possible, could you tell me why "How many times do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" is not? In case of 'per', both of "How many times per week do you go swimming at the local pool?" and "How many times do you go swimming at the local pool per week?" are all okay, so I can hardly understand why
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lucas21c"How many times do you go swimming at the local pool a week?" is not?
It is possible, but the time phrase "times per week" is much more logical because it has the measurement together with the units.

If you separate the two, it's like asking this when you want to know the top speed of a car:
How many miles (kilometers) does this car go per
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