0
Rommel Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Is it acceptable to use the underlined ‘about,’ ‘half an,’ and ‘past’ in my sentence below?

Is it acceptable to use the underlined ‘about,’ ‘half an,’ and ‘past’ in my sentence below?

About mid-morning / Half an hour before 9 a.m. / Past 8 a.m., Jason performed an acoustic song on stage.

  

Top answer

m. m. These expressions seem unnatural to me.

  • m.
  • m.
  • These expressions seem unnatural to me.
  • And I don't consider either time to be mid-morning.
  • I often hear eg an acoustic guitar, but I don't remember hearing an acoustic song.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0

Half an hour before 9 a.m. / Past 8 a.m. These expressions seem unnatural to me.

And I don't consider either time to be mid-morning.

Related Questions