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Deborahjeong Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Is the underlined phrase correct?
The factory produced a fixed number of tons of shoes to be weighed rather thsn counted.
Reading the underlined sentence, I thought the underlined phrase sounds weired. It does not sound fine or grammatically correct. I mean there is such an expression? If the phrase does make sense, does the phrase mean the same as tons of shoes (without the phrase a fixed number)? I think the phrase should omit the phrase a fixed number of, which means the sentence should just tons of shoes.I dont know English very well. Please could someone help me find out if the underlined expression is correct?Thanks.
Reading the underlined sentence, I thought the underlined phrase sounds weired. It does not sound fine or grammatically correct. I mean there is such an expression? If the phrase does make sense, does the phrase mean the same as tons of shoes (without the phrase a fixed number)? I think the phrase should omit the phrase a fixed number of, which means the sentence should just tons of shoes.I dont know English very well. Please could someone help me find out if the underlined expression is correct?Thanks.
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The expression ' a fixed number of tons'. is fine. It means that someone has decided eg 'Every time we produce shoes, we will produce 5 tons'.
- The expression ' a fixed number of tons'.
- is fine.
- It means that someone has decided eg 'Every time we produce shoes, we will produce 5 tons'.
- It's not incorrect grammar, but the logic of the writer seems a little odd.
- If they produce a fixed number of tons, why do they then need to be weighed?
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The expression 'a fixed number of tons'. is fine. It means that someone has decided eg 'Every time we produce shoes, we will produce 5 tons'.
It's not incorrect grammar, but the logic of the writer seems a little odd. If they produce a fixed number of tons, why do they then need to be weighed?
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