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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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It's two hours that
Is it correct to say: "It's two hours that the exams lasts."? If so, is it only colloquial or could it be used at an exam or in formal language as well?
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Monika
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Monika
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It doesn't even sound colloquial to me, Monika. Just unnatural. The exam lasts two hours.
- It doesn't even sound colloquial to me, Monika.
- Just unnatural.
- The exam lasts two hours.
- The length of the exam is two hours.
- It will be two hours before the exam is over.
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It doesn't even sound colloquial to me, Monika. Just unnatural.
The exam lasts two hours. The length of the exam is two hours. It will be two hours before the exam is over.
(Are you the "Germany" from the chat room just now?)
The exam lasts two hours. The length of the exam is two hours. It will be two hours before the exam is over.
(Are you the "Germany" from the chat room just now?)
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"It's two hours that the exams last."
a bit too "poetical" in order
also, LAST (plural)
a bit too "poetical" in order
also, LAST (plural)
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It's two hours that the exam s lasts
is a cleft structure derived from
The exam lasts two hours.
with a period of time as the highlighted element.
Having the subject or object as the highlighted element is most common, and a variety of other sentence constituents can be highlighted, but highlighting
is a cleft structure derived from
The exam lasts two hours.
with a period of time as the highlighted element.
Having the subject or object as the highlighted element is most common, and a variety of other sentence constituents can be highlighted, but highlighting
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