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Rezaenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

That's how wide the cupboard is across

Mom: Just hold the end of the tape measure against the
edge of the cupboard.
Boy: Against the edge of the cupboard.
Mom: Right. Now, read off the measurement.
Boy: It's one meter and fifteen centimeters.
Mom: One meter, fifteen. That's the width.
Boy: The width of what?
Mom: The width of the cupboard. That's how wide the
cupboard is across.

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What does "That's how wide the cupboard is across" mean?

Does it mean"That's the wide of the cupboard from one side to the other side"?


Thank you

  

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Mom: One meter, fifteen. That's the width. Boy : The width of what?

— Clive

  • Mom: One meter, fifteen.
  • That's the width.
  • Boy : The width of what?
  • Mom : The width of the cupboard.
  • That's how wide the cupboard is across .
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Mom: One meter, fifteen. That's the width.
Boy: The width of what?
Mom: The width of the cupboard. That's how wide the
cupboard is across.

By saying across, Mom is trying to explain what the words width and wide. But bo

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rezaenglishDoes it mean"That's the width of the cupboard from one side to the other side"?

Three dimensional objects have length, depth, and height.

A bookcase has to be wide to hold a lot of books on on shelf. Its width may be over a meter.
A bookcase has to be deep enough so that the book will not stick out

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