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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The word "Half" as noun and number
Hi. I think the word "half" is both a number and noun. Can we write these?
Half of the people did as told.
The half of the people did as told.
A half of the people did as told.
Half of the people did as told.
The half of the people did as told.
A half of the people did as told.
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Only #1 seems normal to me. #2 is no good. #3 might be grammaticall OK, but sounds odd.
- Only #1 seems normal to me.
- #2 is no good.
- #3 might be grammaticall OK, but sounds odd.
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Only #1 seems normal to me. #2 is no good. #3 might be grammaticall OK, but sounds odd.
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Only #1 seems normal to me. #2 is no good. #3 might be grammaticall OK, but sounds odd.
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Only #1 seems normal to me. #2 is no good. #3 might be grammatically OK, but sounds odd.
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Only #1 seems normal to me. #2 is no good. #3 might be grammatically OK, but sounds odd.
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